hound

hound
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hund; akin to Old High German hunt dog, Latin canis, Greek kyōn Date: before 12th century 1. a. dog b. a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds including both scent hounds (as the bloodhound and beagle) and sight hounds (as the greyhound and Afghan hound) 2. a mean or despicable person 3. dogfish 4. a person who pursues like a hound; especially one who avidly seeks or collects something <
autograph hounds
>
II. transitive verb Date: 1528 1. to pursue with or as if with hounds 2. to drive or affect by persistent harassing Synonyms: see baithounder noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • hound — hound1 [hound] n. [ME < OE hund, a dog (generic term), akin to Ger < IE base * kwon , dog > CYNIC, Gr kyōn, L canis: HOUND1 sense 1 shows specialization, accompanied by generalization of OE docga: see DOG] 1. any of several breeds of… …   English World dictionary

  • Hound — Hound, n. [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. & OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz?, Ir. & Gael. cu, L. canis, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. [,c]van. [root]229. Cf. {Canine},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hound — Hound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hounding}.] 1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. Abp. Bramhall. [1913 Webster] 2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hound — [n] dog afghan, airedale, akita, basset, beagle, bowwow*, canine, dachshund, man’s best friend*, mongrel, mutt, pointer, pooch, poodle, retriever; concepts 394,400 hound [v] chase, badger annoy, bait, be at, beat the bushes*, be on one’s back*,… …   New thesaurus

  • hound — ► NOUN 1) a dog of a breed used for hunting. 2) a person who pursues something eagerly: a publicity hound. ► VERB ▪ harass or pursue relentlessly. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • hound — index badger, bait (harass), harry (harass), hector, hunt, importune, molest ( …   Law dictionary

  • hound — vb ride, hector, *bait, badger, heckle, chivy Analogous words: harry, harass, *worry, annoy: torment, torture, try, *afflict: persecute, oppress, *wrong …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Hound — A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. It can be contrasted with the gun dog, which assists hunters by identifying the location of prey, and with the retriever, which recovers shot… …   Wikipedia

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  • Hound — Der American Foxhound gehört zum Typ Scenthound …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hound — I n. hunting dog 1) a pack of hounds 2) (esp. BE) to ride to hounds, to follow the hounds ( to hunt on horseback with dogs ) enthusiast 3) autograph hounds II v. 1) (d; tr.) to hound from, out of (they hounded her out of office) 2) (d; tr.) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

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