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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
hound
    n 1: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically
         having large drooping ears [syn: hound, hound dog]
    2: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn:
       cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel]
    v 1: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer
         into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until
         they found him" [syn: hound, hunt, trace]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hound \Hound\, n. [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. &
   OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan.
   & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz?, Ir. & Gael.
   cu, L. canis, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. [,c]van. [root]229. Cf.
   Canine, Cynic, Kennel.]
   1. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having
      large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent,
      as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for
      various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound,
      boarhound, etc.
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            Hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. A despicable person. "Boy! false hound!" --Shak.
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   3. (Zool.) A houndfish.
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   4. pl. (Naut.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a
      support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
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   5. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear
      of a vehicle.
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   To follow the hounds, to hunt with hounds.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hound \Hound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Hounding.]
   1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda
      dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. --Abp. Bramhall.
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   2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.
      --L'Estrange.
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Thesaurus Results for hound:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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