AskEraser  |  Settings
Ask.com   
 


Synonyms
hound (hound)

[Middle English, from Old English hund.]

noun 

    1. A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.
    2. A dog.
  2. A contemptible person; a scoundrel.
    1. One who eagerly pursues something: a gossip hound.
    2. A devotee or an enthusiast: a coffee hound.

transitive verb: hound·ed, hound·ing, hounds. 

  1. To pursue relentlessly and tenaciously. See synonyms at harass
  2. To urge insistently; nag: hounded me until I agreed to cut my hair.

derivatives

hound́er
noun