hound
11hound — 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… …
12hound — hound1 hounder, n. houndish, houndy, adj. houndlike, adj. /hownd/, n. 1. one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, esp. one with a long face and large drooping ears. 2. Informal. any dog. 3. a mean,… …
13hound — 1. noun /haʊnd/ a) A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (Hunt hound, Hunting hound, hunting dog, hunter) On the way out of the building I was asked for my autograph. If Id known who the… …
14hound — {{11}}hound (n.) O.E. hund dog, from P.Gmc. *hundas (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. hund, O.H.G. hunt, Ger. Hund, O.N. hundr, Goth. hunds), from PIE *kuntos, dental enlargement of root *kwon dog (see CANINE (Cf. canine)). Meaning …
15hound — I UK [haʊnd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms hound : present tense I/you/we/they hound he/she/it hounds present participle hounding past tense hounded past participle hounded 1) to follow someone in a determined way in order to get something… …
16hound — [[t]haʊnd[/t]] n. v. hound•ed, hound•ing. n. 1) dch any of several breeds of dogs that pursue game either by sight or scent, esp. one having a long face and large drooping ears 2) inf any dog 3) a mean, contemptible person 4) inf a devotee: an… …
17hound — This has been contemptuously applied to a man since the eleventh century. It is similar to ‘cur’ or ‘dog’, but used less frequently. Shakespeare has it in Coriolanus (5:vi), when Coriolanus is seething with rage at being called boy by Aufidius …
18hound — n. & v. n. 1 a a dog used for hunting, esp. one able to track by scent. b (the hounds) Brit. a pack of foxhounds. 2 colloq. a despicable man. 3 a runner who follows a trail in hare and hounds. 4 a person keen in pursuit of something (usu. in comb …
19hound — Synonyms and related words: Afghan hound, Alaskan malamute, Bedlington terrier, Border terrier, Boston bull, Cairn terrier, Chihuahua, Dalmatian, Doberman pinscher, English toy spaniel, Eskimo dog, Gordon setter, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Kerry …
20hound — 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… …
