Hound — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

someone who is morally reprehensible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈaʊnd/

🇬🇧British English

/haɪɡɹˈɒmətɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/haɪɡɹˈɒmətɹi/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈaʊnd/.

Examples

you dirty dog
The hunters traced the deer into the woods
the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hound dog cad hunt trace heel dog bounder blackguard

Parts of Speech

noun	any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
noun	someone who is morally reprehensible “you dirty dog”
verb	pursue or chase relentlessly “The hunters traced the deer into the woods”

Word Forms

hound	verb	pursue or chase relentlessly
blackguardly	adjective	lacking principles or scruples; ; - W.M. Thackaray
hound	noun	any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
hunt	noun	the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
hunter	noun	someone who hunts game

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hund

Eine von mehreren Hunderassen, die für die Jagd verwendet werden und typischerweise große Hängeohren haben

🇫🇷French

chien

l'une des nombreuses races de chiens utilisées pour la chasse, ayant généralement de grandes oreilles tombantes

🇪🇸Spanish

sabueso

cualquiera de las varias razas de perros utilizados para la caza que generalmente tienen orejas grandes y caídas

🇮🇹Italian

segugio

una qualsiasi delle numerose razze di cani utilizzate per la caccia che in genere hanno orecchie grandi e cadenti

🇳🇱Dutch

hond

een van de verschillende hondenrassen die voor de jacht worden gebruikt, en die doorgaans grote hangende oren hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

cão de caça

qualquer uma das várias raças de cães usadas para caça, geralmente com orelhas grandes e caídas

🇷🇺Russian

гончая

любая из нескольких пород собак, используемых для охоты, обычно с большими висячими ушами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हाउंड

शिकार के लिए इस्तेमाल की जाने वाली कुत्तों की कई नस्लों में से कोई एक, जिसके कान बड़े-बड़े झुके हुए होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

শিকারী শিকারী

শিকারের জন্য ব্যবহৃত কুকুরের বেশ কয়েকটি প্রজাতির যে কোনো একটি সাধারণত বড় কান থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

வேட்டை நாய்

வேட்டையாடப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் நாய்களின் பல இனங்களில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று பொதுவாக பெரிய தொங்கும் காதுகளைக் கொண்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

హౌండ్

వేట కోసం ఉపయోగించే అనేక జాతుల కుక్కలలో ఏదైనా సాధారణంగా పెద్ద వంగి చెవులు ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिकारी प्राणी

शिकारीसाठी वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या कुत्र्यांच्या अनेक जातींपैकी कोणत्याही जातीचे कान मोठे झुकलेले असतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિકારી શ્વાનો

શિકાર માટે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા કૂતરાની વિવિધ જાતિઓમાંથી કોઈપણ સામાન્ય રીતે મોટા ધ્રુજારીવાળા કાન હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೌಂಡ್

ಬೇಟೆಯಾಡಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಹಲವಾರು ತಳಿಗಳ ನಾಯಿಗಳು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಇಳಿಬೀಳುವ ಕಿವಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേട്ടപ്പട്ടി

വേട്ടയാടാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന വിവിധയിനം നായ്ക്കളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും വലിയ ചെവികൾ തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰੀ

ਕੁੱਤੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਈ ਨਸਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜੋ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਦੇ ਕੰਨ ਵੱਡੇ ਝੁਕੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکاری جانور

کتے کی کئی نسلوں میں سے کوئی بھی جو شکار کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے جس کے کان عموماً بڑے جھکتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猎犬

用于狩猎的几种犬种中的任何一种，通常具有大而下垂的耳朵

🇯🇵Japanese

猟犬

狩猟に使用されるいくつかの犬種の総称で、通常は大きな垂れ耳を持っています。

🇰🇷Korean

사냥개

일반적으로 큰 처진 귀를 가지고 사냥에 사용되는 여러 품종의 개 중 하나입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chó săn

bất kỳ giống chó nào được sử dụng để săn bắn thường có đôi tai cụp xuống

🇹🇭Thai

หมา

สุนัขหลายสายพันธุ์ที่ใช้ล่าสัตว์มักมีหูตกขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

anjing

salah satu dari beberapa ras anjing yang digunakan untuk berburu biasanya memiliki telinga besar yang terkulai

🇵🇭Filipino

tugisin

alinman sa ilang mga lahi ng aso na ginagamit para sa pangangaso na karaniwang may malalaking nakalaylay na mga tainga

🇲🇾Malay

anjing

mana-mana daripada beberapa baka anjing yang digunakan untuk memburu biasanya mempunyai telinga yang besar terkulai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كلب

جميع سلالات الكلاب العديدة المستخدمة للصيد عادةً ما يكون لها آذان كبيرة متدلية

🇮🇷Persian

سگ شکاری

هر یک از چندین نژاد سگ که برای شکار استفاده می شود معمولاً گوش های آویزان بزرگی دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

tazı

avlanmak için kullanılan ve tipik olarak büyük sarkık kulaklara sahip olan çeşitli köpek türlerinden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִרְדוֹף

כל אחד מכמה גזעי כלבים המשמשים לציד בדרך כלל בעלי אוזניים גדולות שמוטות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hound'?

The primary meaning of 'hound' is 'any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears'.

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Using 'hound' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hound' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hound' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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