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Word: Hound
Speech Type: Noun
Old English hund (in the general sense ‘dog’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hond and German Hund, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kuōn, kun- ‘dog’
haʊnd
a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent
Short Definition:dog of breed used for hunting
Examples:- a hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground
used in names of dogfishes, e.g. nurse hound, smooth hound.
Short Definition:used in names of dogfishes
Word: Hound
Speech Type: Verb
haʊnd
harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly
Short Definition:harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly
Examples:- she was hounded by the Italian press
- his opponents used the allegations to hound him out of office
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