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hounds down

hounds down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hound down.

Meaning of hound down

Verb

hound down (third-person singular simple present hounds down, present participle hounding down, simple past and past participle hounded down)

  1. (transitive) To hunt down; to search for (someone or something).

Questions about hounds down

What is hounds down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hounds down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hound down.

Words near hounds down in the dictionary

  1. houndlings
  2. houndly
  3. houndman
  4. houndmen
  5. hounds
  6. hounds down
  7. hounds of hell
  8. hounds tooth
  9. hounds tooth check
  10. houndsberry
  11. houndshark

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