| Main Entry: | hound |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dog |
Synonyms: |
afghan, airedale, akita, basset, beagle, bowwow, canine, dachshund, man's best friend, mongrel, mutt, pointer, pooch, poodle, retriever |
| Main Entry: | hound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, badger |
Synonyms: |
annoy, bait, be at, be on one's back, be on one's case, be on one's tail, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bother, bug, chivy, curdle, dog*, drive, give chase, goad, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, hunt, hunt down, impel, leave no stone unturned, persecute, pester, prod, provoke, pursue, rag on, rag, ride, scout, scratch, scratch around, search high heaven, tail, take out after, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down, yap at |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | addict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has compulsion toward |
Synonyms: |
activity, buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fiend, follower, freak*, habitué, hound, junkie, nut, often injurious aficionado, practitioner, zealot |
| Notes: | an edict is a formal or authoritative proclamation; an addict is someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or someone who is a devoted supporter or fan |
| Main Entry: | admirer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who holds someone in high regard |
Synonyms: |
adherent, beau, believer, booster, boyfriend, buff, bug*, cat*, devotee, disciple, enthusiast, fan, fancier, fiend*, follower, freak*, girlfriend, groupie, hound, junkie, lover, nut*, partisan, patron, rooter, suitor, supporter, swain, sweetheart, wooer, worshiper |
Antonyms: |
critic, enemy, opponent |
| Main Entry: | badger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nag, bother |
Synonyms: |
annoy, bait, bug, bully, eat*, give the business, goad, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hound, importune, insist on, needle, nudge, pester, plague, ride, tease, torment, work on |
| Main Entry: | bait |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | needle |
Synonyms: |
anger, annoy, badger, bother, gall, harass, heckle, hound, irk, irritate, nag, persecute, provoke, tease, torment |
| Main Entry: | besiege |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother |
Synonyms: |
badger, beleaguer, bug*, buttonhole, harass, harry, hound, importune, nag, pester, plague, trouble |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | bombard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault, attack |
Synonyms: |
assail, barrage, batter, beset, besiege, blast, blitz, bomb, cannonade, catapult, fire upon, harass, hound, launch, open fire, pester, pound, shell, strafe, strike |
| Main Entry: | buff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiast |
Synonyms: |
addict, admirer, aficionado, connoisseur, devotee, expert, fan, fiend*, freak*, habitué, hound, lover, votary |
Antonyms: |
detractor, opponent |
| Main Entry: | chase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run after, pursue |
Synonyms: |
bird-dog, charge, chivy, course, drive, drive away, expel, follow, go after, hound, hunt, run down, rush, seek, shag, speed, take off after, tear, track, track down, trail |
Antonyms: |
escape, retreat, run away |