hound Definition

hound
noun

1. colloq
A dog.
2. A type of dog used in hunting.
3. An assiduous hunter, tracker or seeker of anything.
4. colloq
A despicable or contemptible man.
5a. A hunting-dog;

Example: foxhound
5b. An addict or devotee.

Example: news-hound
6. A pack of foxhounds.

Form: the hounds

verb hounded, hounding

1. To chase or bother relentlessly.

Thesaurus: annoy, badger, goad, harass, nag, pester, prod, provoke, persecute, pursue, rag (slang).
2. To set or urge on in chase.

Idiom: ride to hounds

To hunt foxes (on horseback).

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hund.