bayed
Bellowed like hounds
Bayed is the past tense of bay, meaning to bark or howl in deep, prolonged tones—especially of hounds pursuing prey: The dogs bayed at the fleeing fox.
Something held or kept at bay is prevented from advancing or attacking.
A bay is also a recessed area or inlet, and bayed can describe something divided into bays: a bayed window.
Prolonged mournful cry
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- yelpBrief, shrill cry
- bellowLoud, deep cry
wail · yowl · ululate · keen · moan · vocalize · call · sound
Unable to escape
- surroundedBounded on all sides
- corneredUnable to flee
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
hemmed in · defensive · stand · defiant · desperate · last stand · confronted · hold off
Dogs bred to track
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- preyAnimal being hunted
cornered · treed · stalking · tracking · fox hunting · deer · stag · boar
Water extending into land
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
lagoon · anchorage · shoreline · headland · promontory · natural harbor · coastal · tidal
Recessed area in room
- recessPause in activity
- nicheRecessed wall space
- indentationInward cut or setback
- nookSheltered corner or alcove
compartment · section · oriel · bow window · window seat · inglenook · apse · cove
howl
Prolonged mournful cry
bellow · wail · yowl · ululate · keen · moan · vocalize · call · sound · clamor
trapped
Unable to escape
- surroundedBounded on all sides
- corneredUnable to flee
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
encircled · hemmed in · defensive · stand · defiant · desperate · last stand · confronted · hold off
hounds
Dogs bred to track
prey · cornered · treed · stalking · tracking · fox hunting · deer · stag · boar · pack
inlet
Water extending into land
estuary · lagoon · anchorage · shoreline · headland · promontory · natural harbor · coastal · tidal · reddish-brown
alcove
Recessed area in room
- recessPause in activity
- nicheRecessed wall space
- indentationInward cut or setback
nook · compartment · section · oriel · bow window · window seat · inglenook · apse · cove
bayedsuppressed
Forcibly held down
stifled · held back · swallowed · bit back · choked down
- at bayPrevented from advancing
- bay leavesDried aromatic culinary herb
- bay leafDried culinary aromatic
- service bayVehicle repair workspace
- bay windowOutward-curving window alcove
- sick bayShipboard medical facility