hound

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/haʊnd/

noun 7verb 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

hunting

QUANT

pack

HOUND + VERB

bark, bay

The hunting hounds bayed loudly as they picked up the scent in the forest.

pick up the scent

The dogs quickly picked up the scent and ran toward the forest.

chase sth, follow sth, pursue sth

The police dogs pursued the suspect through the narrow streets until he was finally caught.

run

PHRASES

ride to hounds

Every weekend during fox hunting season, he would ride to hounds across the countryside.

Definitions

noun

A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

Any canine animal.

Someone who seeks something.

On the way out of the building I was asked for my autograph. If I'd known who the signature hound thought I was, I would've signed appropriately.

I still do not know if he's taken on this case because he's a glory hound, because he wants the PR, or if he simply wanted to help Anna.

A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.

"She had a good many successors, John." "You are such a hound, in that respect, Goodson," said Claywell, "and you have always been such a hound, that it astounds me to find you—unaccompanied."

A despicable person.

Boy! false hound!

I turned away and left her to finish her journey in peace, feeling, but only for a moment or two, that I had been an unutterably mean hound.

verb

To persistently harass doggedly.

He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.

More pertinently for the plot, another marked difference from history is that the United Kingdom of this 1982 is precociously computerised. Instead of having been hounded to death for his homosexuality, the scientist Alan Turing is thriving and lauded.

To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

We both thought we saw what had the appearance to be a fox, and hounded the dogs at it, but they would not pursue it.

noun

Projections located at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top on which to rest; a foretop.

A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who is morally reprehensible

verb — pursue or chase relentlessly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

rock hound

A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.

publicity hound

A person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.

The truth about Pastor Straton is that he is perhaps the country's most persistent publicity hound. He has an insatiable appetite for newspaper notice.

Example Bank

On the way out of the building I was asked for my autograph. If I'd known who the signature hound thought I was, I would've signed appropriately.

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I still do not know if he's taken on this case because he's a glory hound, because he wants the PR, or if he simply wanted to help Anna.

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"She had a good many successors, John." "You are such a hound, in that respect, Goodson," said Claywell, "and you have always been such a hound, that it astounds me to find you—unaccompanied."

Wiktionary

He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.

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We both thought we saw what had the appearance to be a fox, and hounded the dogs at it, but they would not pursue it.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, hound is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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