Definition of: hound

(hound) noun
1. A hunting dog which hunts by scent; specifically, in Great Britain, a foxhound.
2. A dastardly fellow.
3. In the game of hare–and–hounds, one who acts the part of a hound.
4. plural Naut. Projections at the head of a mast which support the top trestletrees and the lower rigging.
5. Mech. A brace to strengthen the running gear of a vehicle: if between the reach and hinder axle, called hind hound; if between the tongue and forward axle, fore hound.
—v.t.
1. To hunt with or as with hounds; nag persistently.
2. To incite to pursue; set on the chase. [OE hund dog]