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.