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bloodhound
/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/
noun 3
Collocations
2ADJ.
hungry
VERB + BLOODHOUND
like, love
Definitions
noun
1
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
Someone stole our bloodhounds, but we got the backup bloodhounds to chase the first tier of bloodhounds.
2
A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
3
A bloodthirsty person.
For now the despot’s blood-hounds with their prey, Unarmed and unaware, were gorging deep Their gluttony of death; the loose array Of horsemen o’er the wide fields murdering sweep, And with loud laughter for their tyrant reap A harvest sown with other hopes; […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having ve
- sleuthhound
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Someone stole our bloodhounds, but we got the backup bloodhounds to chase the first tier of bloodhounds.
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For now the despot’s blood-hounds with their prey, Unarmed and unaware, were gorging deep Their gluttony of death; the loose array Of horsemen o’er the wide fields murdering sweep, And with loud laugh
Wiktionary03
Detective Dan Anderson stayed on the trail like a bloodhound.
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I love that bloodhound.
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She had caught me alone in the library, and had jumped on me like a hungry bloodhound.
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