Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hound
IPA transcription: [h'aʊnd]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hound, hound_dog
    Meaning: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
  • Synonyms: cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel
    Meaning: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hound, hunt, trace
    Meaning: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
Usage examples
  • "Watson," said the baronet, "it was the cry of a hound."
  • There was the footprint of the hound beside him as he lay.
  • "Of course, I've heard of the hound ever since I was in the nursery.
  • Come now, Watson, didn't you think yourself that it was the cry of a hound?
  • But that hound Bishop had passed the word, and the fort kept a sharp lookout.
  • Several years ago I had a partner who had a dog, part stag hound and the other part just dog, I think.
  • If I am but an old hound, lying here while the pack is in full cry, I will nevertheless see the chase!
  • And the hound, the thunder, shall chase the Eclipse and all the gods go seeking with Their stars, but never find the ball.
  • And even if I am an old hound I could run with the best of them if that infernal Yankee bullet had not taken me in the leg!"
  • Then he was off again, scouring the woods like a hound on the scent, searching everywhere for the precious little herb that would counteract the poison.