Sekirov Dictionary

hound

/haʊnd/

noun 8
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 3

noun8

•
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- The hounds were baying a fox.
Any canine animal.
•
Someone who seeks something.
- On the way out of the building I was asked for my autograph. If I'd known who the signature hound thought I was, I would've signed appropriately. — 1996
•
A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
- "She had a good many successors, John." "You are such a hound, in that respect, Goodson," said Claywell, "and you have always been such a hound, that it astounds me to find you—unaccompanied." — 1915
•
A despicable person.
- Boy! false hound! — 1608
A houndfish.
[in the plural] Projections located at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top on which to rest; a foretop.
A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.

verb2

•
To persistently harass doggedly.
- He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.
•
(no longer used) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.
- We both thought we saw what had the appearance to be a fox, and hounded the dogs at it, but they would not pursue it. — 1897

forms

hounded · hounding · houndeth · hounds · houndest

Phrases with hound

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