Difference between Hunt and Hound

What is the difference between Hunt and Hound?

Hunt as a verb is to chase down prey and (usually) kill it. while Hound as a verb is to persistently harass.

Hunt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To chase down prey and (usually) kill it. To try to find something; search. To ride at a hunt.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of hunting A hunting expedition An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to such an organization (capitalized if the name of a specific organization)

Example sentence: Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.

Hound

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To persistently harass.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (Hunt hound, Hunting hound, hunting dog, hunter)Someone who seeks something.A male who constantly seeks the company of receptive females. In more recent times, hound has been replaced by dog but the sense remains the same.

Example sentence: I'm kind of a gossip hound, but watching the media whip the small fires into giant forest fires so that they can cover the result is infuriating.

We hope you now know whether to use Hunt or Hound in your sentence.

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