hound
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- 2.
Any canine animal.
- 3.
(broadly)(by extension) Someone who seeks something.
- 4.
(broadly)(by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
"She had a good many successors, John." "You are such a hound, in that respect, Goodson," said Claywell, "and you have always been such a hound, that it astounds me to find you—unaccompanied."
- 5.
A despicable person.
Đồng nghĩa: cur
- 6.
A houndfish.
- 7.
(in plural)(nautical, in the plural) Projections located at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top on which to rest; a foretop.
- 8.
A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To persistently harass doggedly.
He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.
Đồng nghĩa: badger, bait, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute, bug, devil, beset, chevy, give someone grief, harass, harry, hound, pester, pick at, plague, vex
- 2.
(archaic, transitive)To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.
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From Middle English hound, from Old English hund, from *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. canine.