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dog
(dog, dŏg)n.
one. A domesticated cannibal mammal (Canis familiaris syn. Canis lupus subsp. familiaris) occurring as a broad variety of breeds, many of which are traditionally used for hunting, herding, drawing sleds, and other tasks, and are kept as pets.
2. Any of various cannibal mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.
3. A male animal of the family unit Canidae, especially of a play tricks or a domesticated breed.
4. Whatsoever of various other animals, such as the prairie domestic dog.
5. Informal
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6. Slang
a. A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.
b. Something of inferior or low quality: "The President had read the spoken language to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).
c. An investment that produces a depression return or a loss.
seven. dogs Slang The feet.
9. Slang A hot dog; a wiener.
10. Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.
11. Astronomy A sundog.
adv.
Totally; completely. Oft used in combination: dog-tired.
tr.5. dogged, dog·ging, dogs
i. To track or trail persistently: "A stranger then is all the same dogging us" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
ii. To agree or fasten with a mechanical device: "Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into identify and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity" (Tom Clancy).
three.
a. To be persistently or inescapably associated with: Questions well-nigh his youthful indiscretions dogged him throughout his career.
b. To be recurrently or persistently in the mind; haunt: Despair dogged him in his final years.
dog it Slang
To neglect to expend the effort needed to practice or accomplish something.
go to the dogs
To go to ruin; degenerate.
put on the dog Informal
To make an ostentatious display of elegance, wealth, or culture.
[Middle English
dogge, from Old English
docga.]
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