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| dog [ dawg, dog ] |
noun (plural dogs) |
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1. domestic animal: a domestic carnivorous animal with a long muzzle, a fur coat, and a long fur-covered tail, whose characteristic call is a bark. Latin name Canis familiaris.
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2. male dog: a male dog, wolf, fox, or other member of the dog family
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3. wild animal: a wild animal such as a wolf, fox, dingo, or coyote that resembles a domestic dog and belongs to the same family. Family Canidae.
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4. contemptible person: somebody regarded as unpleasant or contemptible
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insult
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5. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's looks
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slang insult
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6. person: somebody of a particular type
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informal
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  You lucky dog!
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7. something useless or inferior: something useless or of a very poor standard
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informal
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8. household
Same as andiron
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9. meteorology
Same as fogbow
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10. mechanical engineering gripping tool: a device for gripping or holding things
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transitive verb (past and past participle dog·ged, present participle dog·ging, 3rd person present singular dogs) |
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1. bother somebody persistently: to bother or trouble somebody persistently
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often passive
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was dogged by bad luck
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2. follow somebody closely: to follow somebody closely in a determined way
continued dogging her footsteps
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3. mechanical engineering grip something with mechanical device: to grip or hold something firmly with a mechanical device
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| [ Old English docga, origin ?] |
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| dog·like adjective |
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dog in the manger somebody who tries to prevent somebody else from having or doing something that he or she cannot have or do
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a dog's life a wretched existence
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dog eat dog ruthlessly competitive
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go to the dogs to be in the final stages of a gradual decline in standards (informal)
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let sleeping dogs lie to take no action in a situation that is currently peaceful but potentially troublesome
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put on the dog North America Australia to make a display of wealth or knowledge ostentatiously or pretentiously (dated informal)
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