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   hound

   /haʊnd/

   noun

   • 1. 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"
   • ▪ a person eagerly seeking something: "he has a reputation as a publicity hound"
   • ▪ a despicable or contemptible man. informal, dated
   • 2. used in names of dogfishes, e.g. nurse hound, smooth hound.

   verb

   • 1. harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly: "she was hounded by the Italian press" Similar harasspersecuteharrypesterbothertroubleannoybadgertormentbedevilkeep afternagbullybrowbeatchivvykeep on atgo on atinformal:hasslebuggive someone a hard timedevilrideheavyforcedrivepressurepressurizepropelpushurgecoerceimpeldragoonstrong-arminformal:bulldozerailroadbouncehustlepursuechasefollowshadowgive chase tofollow on the heels ofbe hot on someone's heelshunthunt downstalktracktrailinformal:tailOpposite leave in peace

   Word Origin Old Englishhund (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’.

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