Antonyms for hound
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : hound |
| Phonetic Transcription : haÊŠnd |
Definition of hound
Origin :- Old English hund "dog," from Proto-Germanic *hundas (cf. Old Saxon and Old Frisian hund, Old High German hunt, German Hund, Old Norse hundr, Gothic hunds), from PIE *kuntos, dental enlargement of root *kwon- "dog" (see canine). Meaning narrowed 12c. to "dog used for hunting."
- noun dog
- verb chase, badger
- That's an old maneuver of his—to hound a man from a little crime to a big one.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- And if I'd known as much about you then as I know now, I'd never have started to hound you.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- If they presented an equal target he would fire at them rather than the hound.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The hound fell without a sound, and with equal ease he slew the second.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The other cab was pelting after him with all the enthusiasm of a hound on a fresh trail.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The Antelope droves are nearly gone; Hound and lead were too much for them.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- He is a hound of Israel who would sell you to the best bidder.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- I wish to God I were a younger man, that I might chastise you for the hound you are.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- Don't shoot, Smith, we're coming; save that hound for the halter!
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- It was the dead body of a hound—the one evidently at which I had fired.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
Synonyms for hound
- afghan
- airedale
- akita
- annoy
- bait
- basset
- be at
- be on one's back
- be on one's case
- be on one's tail
- beagle
- beat the bushes
- bird-dog
- bother
- bowwow
- bug
- canine
- chivy
- curdle
- dachshund
- dog
- drive
- give chase
- goad
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- heckle
- hector
- hunt
- hunt down
- impel
- leave no stone unturned
- man's best friend
- mongrel
- mutt
- persecute
- pester
- pointer
- pooch
- poodle
- prod
- provoke
- pursue
- rag
- rag on
- retriever
- ride
- scout
- scratch
- scratch around
- search high heaven
- tail
- take out after
- track down
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
- yap at
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