n. 25B6; noun
(HUNTING) DOG, canine, mongrel, cur; informal doggy, pooch, mutt; Austral./NZ informal mong, bitzer.
(informal, dated) you monstrous hound! : See scoundrel .
25B6; verb
she was hounded by the press : PURSUE, chase, follow, shadow, be hot on someone's heels, hunt (down), stalk, track, trail; harass, persecute, harry, pester, bother, badger, torment, bedevil; informal hassle, bug, give someone a hard time; N. Amer. informal devil.
they hounded him out of office : FORCE, drive, pressure, pressurize, push, urge, coerce, impel, dragoon, strong-arm; nag, bully, browbeat, chivvy; informal bulldoze, railroad; Brit. informal bounce; N. Amer. informal hustle.