hound

Noun

• someone who is morally reprehensible
  • you dirty dog
    

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

Verb

• pursue or chase relentlessly
  • The hunters traced the deer into the woods
    
  • the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cad , bounder , blackguard , dog , heel , hound dog , hunt , trace