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noun
- 1. a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent.
verb
- 1. harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly: "his opponents used the allegations to hound him out of office"
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noun. ˈhau̇nd. Synonyms of hound. 1. a. : dog. b. : a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds including both scent hounds (such as the bloodhound and beagle) and sight hounds (such as the greyhound and Afghan hound) 2. : a mean or despicable person. 3. : dogfish. 4. : a person who pursues like a hound.
1. To pursue relentlessly and tenaciously: The suspect was hounded by the police for weeks. 2. a. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism: Her parents hounded her until she agreed to look for a better job. See Synonyms at harass. b. To pressure or force from a place or situation: accusations that hounded him out of office.
Informal Terms any dog. a mean, contemptible person. Informal Terms enthusiast; devotee: an autograph hound (= one who is greatly interested in obtaining autographs). v. [ ~ + object] to persecute; harass: hounded him to get the work done. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. hound1 (hound), n.
to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them: The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her. Synonym. harass. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verb. hound someone out.
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verb. Simple past tense and past participle of hound. Wiktionary. Synonyms: badgered. bedevilled. beleaguered. beset. besieged. importuned. pestered. plagued. solicited. harassed. harried. bullyragged. hectored. heckled. taunted. Hounded Sentence Examples. It is hounded on the N.E.
verb. /haʊnd/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. hound somebody to keep following somebody and not leave them alone, especially in order to get something from them or ask them questions synonym harass. They were hounded day and night by the press. The travellers say the police are hounding them. Extra Examples. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
