hound
noun
[ haʊnd ]
• a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent.
• "a hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground"
Similar:
dog,
hunting dog,
canine,
mongrel,
cur,
doggy,
pooch,
mutt,
mong,
bitzer,
• used in names of dogfishes, e.g. nurse hound, smooth hound.
hound
verb
• harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.
• "she was hounded by the Italian press"
Similar:
harass,
persecute,
harry,
pester,
bother,
trouble,
annoy,
badger,
torment,
bedevil,
keep after,
nag,
bully,
browbeat,
chivvy,
keep on at,
go on at,
hassle,
bug,
give someone a hard time,
devil,
ride,
heavy,
force,
drive,
pressure,
pressurize,
propel,
push,
urge,
coerce,
impel,
dragoon,
strong-arm,
bulldoze,
railroad,
bounce,
hustle,
pursue,
chase,
follow,
shadow,
give chase to,
follow on the heels of,
be hot on someone's heels,
hunt,
hunt down,
stalk,
track,
trail,
tail,
Opposite:
leave in peace,
Origin:
Old English hund (in the general sense ‘dog’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hond and German Hund, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kuōn, kun- ‘dog’.
