(v) pursue or chase relentlessly, Syn. trace, hunt, Example:The hunters traced the deer into the woods; the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him

hound's-tongue

(n) perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers, Syn. Cynoglossum virginaticum

hound's-tongue

(n) biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers, Syn. Cynoglossum officinale

houndstooth check

(n) textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks, Syn. dog's-tooth check, dogs-tooth check, hound's-tooth check, dogstooth check

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hound

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Hounding. ] 1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hound

n. [ OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. & OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz&unr_;, Ir. & Gael. cu, L. canis, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, Skr. çvan. √229. Cf. Canine, Cynic, Kennel. ] 1. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A despicable person. “Boy! false hound!” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A houndfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. pl. (Naut.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle. [ 1913 Webster ]

To follow the hounds, to hunt with hounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Houndfish

n. (Zool.) Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (Galeus canis), of Europe and America; -- called also houndshark, and dogfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium canicula; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium catulus. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), and to the silver gar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hounding

n. 1. The act of one who hounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hound's-tongue

n. [ AS. hundes tunge. ] (Bot.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

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