I. hound 1 /haʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: hund ]
1 . a dog that is fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting
2 . informal a dog
II. hound 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to keep following someone and asking them questions in an annoying or threatening way ⇨ harass :
After the court case, Lee was hounded relentlessly by the press.
2 . hound somebody out (of/from something) to make things so unpleasant for someone that they are forced to leave a place, job etc SYN drive out :
The family were hounded out of their home by 18 months of abuse.