hound vs tail

hound and tail both are nouns.

hound and tail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hound	Yes	No	Yes	No
tail	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tail is a hypernym of hound; that is, tail is a word with a broader meaning than hound:

hound: pursue or chase relentlessly
tail: go after with the intent to catch

Other hypernyms of hound include chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail.

hound (noun)	tail (noun)
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears	the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
someone who is morally reprehensible	the rear part of a ship
	the rear part of an aircraft
	(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
	a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
	any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
	the time of the last part of something

hound (verb)	tail (verb)
pursue or chase relentlessly	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
	remove the stalk of fruits or berries
	go after with the intent to catch

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