hound

Everyday

1. A dog used for hunting, such as a foxhound or bloodhound, with a strong sense of smell. tree →
2. (informal) Any dog. tree →
3. (verb) To chase or bother someone again and again: «hounded by reporters». tree →
4. (informal, in compounds) A person who is very keen on something: «a news hound». tree →

In the lessons

In stories hounds track people and animals by smell; «The Hound of the Baskervilles» is a famous detective story. As a verb it describes pestering: «she hounded her mum for a phone». Phrases: hunting hound, pack of hounds, hound someone, be hounded by.

Examples

• The hounds followed the scent through the woods. tree →
• A bloodhound can follow a trail many hours old. tree →
• Our old hound sleeps by the fire. tree →
• The famous singer was hounded by photographers. tree →
• He hounded his dad for weeks until he got a new bike. tree →
• The detective story is about a giant hound on the moor. tree →
• The Hound immediately turned tail and fled. tree →

Note

Plural: hounds. A group is a «pack of hounds». As a verb it is negative: hounding someone means not leaving them in peace.

In Jewish tradition

In stories hounds track people and animals by smell; «The Hound of the Baskervilles» is a famous detective story. As a verb it describes pestering: «she hounded her mum for a phone». Phrases: hunting hound, pack of hounds, hound someone, be hounded by.

Examples

• By the "hounded line" and "unbounded line" trom which according to the Pythagoreans everything originated (Diels H. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Plural: hounds. A group is a «pack of hounds». As a verb it is negative: hounding someone means not leaving them in peace.