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Noun hound has 2 senses
  1. hound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
    --1 is a kind of hunting dog
    --1 is a member of pack
    --1 has particulars:
     Afghan hound, Afghan; basset, basset hound; beagle; bloodhound, sleuthhound; bluetick; boarhound; coonhound; foxhound; harrier; Plott hound; redbone; wolfhound; greyhound; Ibizan hound, Ibizan Podenco; Norwegian elkhound, elkhound; otterhound, otter hound; Saluki, gazelle hound; Scottish deerhound, deerhound; staghound; Weimaraner
    Derived form: verb hound1
  2. cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
    --2 is a kind of villain, scoundrel
    --2 has particulars: perisher
,Verb hound has 1 sense
  1. hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"
    --1 is one way to chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
    Derived form: noun hound1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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