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Meaning of hound

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hound
      n 1: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically
           having large drooping ears [syn: {hound}, {hound dog}]
      2: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn:
         {cad}, {bounder}, {blackguard}, {dog}, {hound}, {heel}]
      v 1: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer
           into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until
           they found him" [syn: {hound}, {hunt}, {trace}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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