hound
About 1.37 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
The hounds were baying a fox.
- noun Any canine animal.
- noun Someone who seeks something.
- noun A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
- noun A despicable person.
- noun A houndfish.
- verb To persistently harass doggedly.
He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.
- verb To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.
Similar words
hound dog hunt heel blackguard bounder trace dog cad mutt puppy
Often followed by
of and dog in to that is was on
Word family
hounded hounder hounders hounding hounds
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