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   Dog

   /dôɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, nonretractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice. Similar caninehoundmongrelcurtykebitchpuppuppywhelpinformal:doggypoochmuttpupperdoggoman's best friendRoverFidoinformal:mongbitzer
   • ▪ a wild animal of the dog family.
   • ▪ the male of an animal of the dog family, or of some other mammals such as the otter: "a dog fox"
   • 2. an unpleasant, contemptible, or wicked man: derogatory "come out, Michael, you dog!" Similar scoundrelroguevillaincurwretchreprobategood-for-nothinginformal:beastpigratcreeplousesnakesnake in the grassskunkweasellowlifescumbagheelstinkerstinkpotbad lotnasty piece of workson of a bitchSOBscroteblighterspalpeenrat finkfinkderogatory:bastarddirty dogderogatory, informal:swineinformal, dated:rotterboundervulgar slang:shitdated:cadarchaic:blackguarddastardknavevarletvagabond
   • ▪ used to refer to a person of a specified kind in a tone of playful reprimand, commiseration, or congratulation: informal "your historian is a dull dog" Similar fellowthingindividualsoulcharactercreaturewretchbeggarpersonmanwomaninformal:fellaguydevilbunnybastardcritterchapblokeboddudehombregaldameinformal, dated:bodycovevulgar slang:buggersodarchaic:wight
   • ▪ used in various phrases to refer to someone who is abject or miserable, especially because they have been treated harshly: "I make him work like a dog"
   • ▪ a woman regarded as unattractive. offensive
   • ▪ a thing of poor quality; a failure: derogatory "a dog of a movie"
   • 3. a mechanical device for gripping.
   • 4. feet: informal North American "if only I could sit down and rest my tired dogs"
   • 5. short for firedog

   verb

   • 1. follow (someone or their movements) closely and persistently: "photographers seemed to dog her every step"
   • ▪ (of a problem) cause continual trouble for: "their finance committee has been dogged by controversy"
   • 2. act lazily; fail to try one's hardest: informal North American "Eric had a reputation for dogging it a little"
   • 3. grip (something) with a mechanical device: "she has dogged the door shut"

   Word Origin Old Englishdocga, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. doglike adjective

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