hound
IPA: hˈaʊnd
noun
- A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- Any canine animal.
- (by extension) Someone who seeks something.
- (by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
- A despicable person.
- A houndfish.
- (nautical, in the plural) Projections at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on; foretop
- A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
- A small village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4708).
verb
- (transitive) To persistently harass.
- (transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.
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Examples of "hound" in Sentences
- These gas hounds will guzzle down.
- He was also the master of the hounds.
- I want the incessant hounding to stop.
- He purchased the hound and hid it in the mire.
- It was pretty hellish, hounded by the paparazzi.
- It remains a dog even as a senescent dying hound.
- Soon the hare and the hound disappeared into the dene.
- Politicians can be hounds to the hunt after news conferences.
- Once the hunt has begun the huntsman should verbally praise the hound.
- Hunting with hounds may not be as popular as skiing in France, but it is much more ancient.
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