hound

[ hound ]

/ haʊnd /

noun

one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.

Informal. any dog.

a mean, despicable person.

Informal. an addict or devotee: an autograph hound.

one of the pursuers in the game of hare and hounds.

verb (used with object)

to hunt or track with hounds, or as a hound does; pursue.

to pursue or harass without respite: Her little brother wouldn't stop hounding her.

to incite (a hound) to pursuit or attack; urge on.

Informal. to incite or urge (a person) to do something (usually followed by on).

Idioms for hound

follow the hounds, Fox Hunting. to participate in a hunt, especially as a member of the field.

ride to hounds, Fox Hunting. to participate in a hunt, whether as a member of the field or of the hunt staff.

Origin of hound

before 900; Middle English h(o)und, Old English hund; cognate with Dutch hond, Old Norse hundr, Danish, Swedish hund, German Hund, Gothic hunds; akin to Latin canis, Greek kýōn (genitive kynós), Sanskrit śván (genitive śunas), Old Irish cú (genitive con), Welsh ci (plural cwn), Tocharian A kū, Lithuanian šuõ

SYNONYMS FOR hound

6 dog, follow, chase, trail; tail.

7 pester, annoy, persecute, bully.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hound

hound·er, noun hound·ish, hound·y, adjective hound·like, adjective un·hound·ed, adjective

Words nearby hound

houghton, houghton-le-spring, houhere, houma, hoummos, hound, hound dog, hound's tooth, hound's-tongue, hound's-tooth, hound's-tooth check

Definition for hound (2 of 2)

hound ²

[ hound ]

/ haʊnd /

noun

Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek(def 12).

a horizontal bar or brace, usually one of a pair, for strengthening the running gear of a horse-drawn wagon or the like.

Origin of hound

1175–1225; Middle English hūn < Old Norse hūnn knob at the masthead

Example sentences from the Web for hound

The Hound is begging her to kill him, but she won't grant him his last wish.

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Sandor “The Hound” Clegane was left to die of a ferocious ass-whooping.

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In the end, the joke was on both of them: Brienne lost track of Arya and The Hound was “killed by a woman.”

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But The Hound is just hungry, and no one gets between the scarred warrior and a meal.

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At the end of the fourth season premiere, Arya and The Hound stumble upon a tavern in the woods.

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And on land, Duckfoot had a nose that beat every other hound hollow.

The Duck-footed Hound |James Arthur Kjelgaard
The hound sprang at the top of the wall, at the same time emitting a bark so loud it almost knocked Simon off his perch.

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea
They have no more sympathy for them than a hound has for a hare, or a hawk for a hen, or a tiger for a calf.

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As he ran he saw the glow of the night-lamp in the sick-room, and he heard the insistent baying of the hound.

The Voice of the People |Ellen Glasgow
The hound had kept upon the grassy border while the baronet had run down the path, so that no track but the man's was visible.

The Hound of the Baskervilles |A. Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for hound (1 of 2)

hound ¹

/ (haʊnd) /

noun

any of several breeds of dog used for hunting
(in combination)an otterhound; a deerhound

the hounds a pack of foxhounds, etc

a dog, esp one regarded as annoying

a despicable person

(in hare and hounds) a runner who pursues a hare

slang, mainly US and Canadian an enthusiast an autograph hound

short for houndfish See also nursehound

ride to hounds or follow the hounds to take part in a fox hunt with hounds

verb (tr)

to pursue or chase relentlessly

to urge on

Derived forms of hound

hounder, noun

Word Origin for hound

Old English hund; related to Old High German hunt, Old Norse hundr, Gothic hunds

British Dictionary definitions for hound (2 of 2)

hound ²

/ (haʊnd) /

noun

either of a pair of horizontal bars that reinforce the running gear of a horse-drawn vehicle

nautical either of a pair of fore-and-aft braces that serve as supports for a topmast

Word Origin for hound

C15: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse hūnn knob, cube

Idioms and Phrases with hound

hound

see run with (the hare, hunt with the hounds).

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