hound

Universal Words noun, verb noun a dog that can run fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting: The hounds picked up the scent of the fox. seealsoAFGHANHOUND, BLOODHOUND, FOXHOUND, GREYHOUND, WOLFHOUND verb [VN] to keep following sb and not leave them alone, especially in order to get sth from them or ask them questions SYNHARASS: They were hounded day and night by the press. * The travellers say the police are hounding them. PHRASALVERBS hound sb out (of sth)