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Definitions

hound

[hound] / haʊnd /
NOUN
dog
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beagle
STRONG
afghan airedale basset canine dachshund mongrel mutt pointer pooch poodle retriever
WEAK
akita bowwow man's best friend
VERB
chase, badger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoy bother goad harass heckle hector persecute pester pursue
STRONG
bait bug chivy curdle dog drive harry hassle hunt impel prod provoke rag ride scout scratch tail
WEAK
be at be on one's back be on one's case be on one's tail beat the bushes bird-dog give chase hunt down leave no stone unturned rag on scratch around search high heaven take out after track down turn inside out turn upside down yap at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid help ignore make happy please soothe support
STRONG
discourage dissuade halt let go repress stop
WEAK
leave alone

Example Sentences

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It’s like telling me you beat your basset hound in tennis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Among typical dog breeds, the great Anglo-French tricolor hound had the strongest signal at 4.7 to 5.7 percent, followed by the Shiloh shepherd at 2.7 percent.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Fans going to hound out Peter Lawwell again?

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Stuart said that once her son sent the money, the scammers “continued to hound him.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

It’s not easy to walk a rail if you’re holding onto a rope with a hound dog tied on the end of it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.