houndnoun [ C ]
uk/haʊnd/us/haʊnd/a type of dog used for hunting
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Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- pooch
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
- whelp
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houndverb [ T ]
uk/haʊnd/us/haʊnd/to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them:
The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her.
Synonym
harass
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- burn
- give sb the shits idiom
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- nose
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- stick in sb's throat idiom
- tee
- toe
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Pursuing
Phrasal verb(s)
hound sb out