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hound out
hound out
hound (someone) out (of some place)To hunt, chase, or pursue someone relentlessly, until they leave a particular place. Police hounded the suspect out of his hideout and were able to arrest him en route to Mexico.See also: hound, outhound (something) out of (someone)To badger, hector, or pester someone, especially persistently or relentlessly, until they reveal some piece of information. Good luck hounding that secret out of Bill—he's like a vault with stuff like that. The police are trying to hound the criminal's whereabouts out of one of her accomplices.See also: hound, of, outhound someone out(of something or some place) Go to hound someone from some place.See also: hound, out |