Hound vs. Mutt — What's the Difference?

A hound is a type of hunting dog used by hunters to track or chase prey.

A mongrel dog.

A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.

A stupid person; a dolt.

A dog.

A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.

A contemptible person; a scoundrel.

A person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.

One who eagerly pursues something

An idiot, a stupid person.

A devotee or an enthusiast

A person from the United States, in reference to sense 2.

To pursue relentlessly and tenaciously

An dog that is of inferior quality or of mixed breed.

To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism

An inferior dog or one of mixed breed

To pressure or force from a place or situation

A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

Any canine animal.

(by extension) Someone who seeks something.

(by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.

A despicable person.

A houndfish.

Projections at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on; foretop

A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.

(transitive) To persistently harass.

(transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc.

A despicable person.

A houndfish.

Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.

A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.

To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers.

To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.

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

Someone who is morally reprehensible;

Pursue or chase relentlessly;