Definition of hound Hound
/hawˈnd/ - [hawnd] - hound
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| hound - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | ||
| hound dog | ||
| hunting dog a dog used in hunting game | ||
| pack a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) | ||
| afghan hound, afghan tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East | ||
| basset, basset hound smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears | ||
| beagle a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound | ||
| bloodhound, sleuthhound a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking | ||
| bluetick a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey | ||
| boarhound large hound used in hunting wild boars | ||
| coonhound any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons | ||
| foxhound medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes | ||
| harrier hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals | ||
| plott hound a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars | ||
| redbone a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound | ||
| wolfhound the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves | ||
| greyhound a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog | ||
| ibizan hound, ibizan podenco breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt | ||
| elkhound, norwegian elkhound breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk | ||
| otter hound, otterhound hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters | ||
| gazelle hound, saluki old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia | ||
| deerhound, scottish deerhound very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland | ||
| staghound a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound | ||
| hound - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" | ||
| cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, heel | ||
| scoundrel, villain a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | ||
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| hound - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" | ||
| hunt, trace | ||
| dog, give chase, chase after, go after, tail, chase, tag, track, trail remove the stalk of fruits or berries | ||
| ferret hunt with ferrets | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hound (n.)
A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc. - hound (n.)
A despicable person. - hound (n.)
A houndfish. - hound (n.)
Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on. - hound (n.)
A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle. - hound (v. t.)
To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. - hound (v. t.)
To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hound
hownd, n. a dog used in hunting: a cur: a caitiff.—v.t. to set on in chase: to hunt: to urge, pursue, harass (with on).—ns. Hound′fish, same as Dogfish; Hounds′-berr′y, the common dogwood; Hound's′-tongue, a plant, so called from the shape of its leaves.—Gabriel hounds, a popular name for the noise made by distant curlews, ascribed to damned souls whipped on by the angel Gabriel; Master of hounds, the master of a pack of hounds. [A.S. hund; Gr. kyōn, kynos, L. canis, Sans. çvan.]
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