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Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense dogs, present participle dogging, past tense, past participle dogged
1. COUNTABLE NOUN
A dog is a very common four-legged animal that is often kept by people as a pet or to guard or hunt. There are many different breeds of dog.
Outside, a dog was barking.
The dog growled again.
The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers.
Synonyms: hound, canine, bitch, puppy More Synonyms of dog
2. COUNTABLE NOUN
You use dog to refer to a male dog, or to the male of some related species such as wolves or foxes.
Is this a dog or a bitch?
...a dog fox.
3. COUNTABLE NOUN
If someone calls a man a dog, they strongly disapprove of him.
[disapproval]
4. COUNTABLE NOUN
People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality.
[US, informal, disapproval]
It's a real dog.
5. COUNTABLE NOUN
If someone calls a woman or girl a dog, they mean that she is unattractive.
[informal, offensive, disapproval]
6. VERB
If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time.
The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback. [VERB noun]
His career has been dogged by bad luck. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: plague, follow, trouble, haunt More Synonyms of dog
7. PLURAL NOUN [the NOUN]
The dogs is a sports meeting where dogs, especially greyhounds, race and people bet on which dog will win.
[British, informal]
8. See also dogged, guide dog, prairie dog, sniffer dog
9. See dog's dinner/breakfast
10. See dog eat dog
11. See going to the dogs
12. See to let sleeping dogs lie
13. See you can't teach an old dog new tricks
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in British English
(dɒɡ)
NOUN
1.
a. a domesticated canine mammal, Canis familiaris, occurring in many breeds that show a great variety in size and form
b. (as modifier)
dog biscuit
2.
a. any other carnivore of the family Canidae, such as the dingo and coyote
b. (as modifier)
the dog family
▶ Related adjective: canine
3.
a. the male of animals of the dog family
b. (as modifier)
a dog fox
4. (modifier)
a. spurious, inferior, or useless
dog Latin
b. (in combination)
dogberry
5. a mechanical device for gripping or holding, esp one of the axial slots by which gear wheels or shafts are engaged to transmit torque
6. informal
a fellow; chap
you lucky dog
7. informal
a man or boy regarded as unpleasant, contemptible, or wretched
8. US informal
a male friend: used as a term of address
9. offensive, slang
an unattractive or boring girl or woman
10. US and Canadian informal
something unsatisfactory or inferior
11. short for firedog
12. any of various atmospheric phenomena See fogdog, seadog, sundog
13. See a dog's chance
14. See a dog's dinner
15. See a dog's life
16. See dog eat dog
17. See like a dog's dinner
18. See put on the dog
VERB
Word forms: dogs, dogging or dogged
(transitive)
19. to pursue or follow after like a dog
20. to trouble; plague
to be dogged by ill health
21. to chase with a dog or dogs
22. to grip, hold, or secure by a mechanical device
ADVERB
23. (usually in combination)
thoroughly; utterly
dog-tired
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Derived forms
doglike (ˈdogˌlike) ADJECTIVE
Word origin
Old English docga, of obscure origin
dog
in American English
(dɔg; dɑg)
NOUN
Word forms: plural dogs or dog
1.
a. any of a large and varied group of domesticated canines (Canis familiaris) often kept as a house pet or used for hunting, guarding people or property, etc.
b. any of various wild canines
2. the male of a canine
3. a mean, contemptible fellow
4. a prairie dog, dogfish, or other animal thought to resemble a dog
5. an andiron; firedog
6. Informal
a boy or man
lucky dog
7. US; [pl.]; Slang
feet
8. hot dog (sense 1)
9. Slang
a. an unattractive or unpopular person
b. US
an unsatisfactory thing or unsuccessful venture
10. Mechanics
any of several devices for holding or grappling
11. Meteorology
a. a parhelion; sundog
b. a fogdog
ADJECTIVE
12. designating a family (Canidae) of meat-eating animals that includes dogs, foxes, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: dogged or ˈdogging
13. to follow, hunt, or track down doggedly
14. US
to hold or secure with a mechanical dog
ADVERB
15. very; completely used in combination
dog-tired
Idioms:
a dog's age
a dog's life
dog in the manger
dog it
every dog has his day
go to the dogs
let sleeping dogs lie
put on the dog
teach an old dog new tricks
the Greater Dog
the Lesser Dog
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin
ME, generalized in sense < late, rare OE docga, dogga (usual hund: see hound1) < ?; (sense 5) < its orig. shape: cf. Fr chenet
dog
in American English
(dɔɡ, dɑɡ) (verb dogged, dogging)
NOUN
1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties
2. any carnivore of the dog family Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and slender muzzle, a deep-chested muscular body, a bushy tail, and large, erect ears Compare canid
3. the male of such an animal
4. any of various animals resembling a dog
5. a despicable man or youth
6. informal
a fellow in general
a lucky dog
7. See dogs
8. slang
a. something worthless or of extremely poor quality
That used car you bought is a dog
b. an utter failure; flop
Critics say his new play is a dog
9. slang
an ugly, boring, or crude person
10. slang See hot dog
11. (cap) Astronomy
either of two constellations, Canis Major or Canis Minor
12. Machinery
a. any of various mechanical devices, as for gripping or holding something
b. a projection on a moving part for moving steadily or for tripping another part with which it engages
13. Also called: gripper, nipper (in metalworking)
a device on a drawbench for drawing the work through the die
14. a cramp binding together two timbers
15. an iron bar driven into a stone or timber to provide a means of lifting it
16. an andiron; firedog
17. Meteorology
a sundog or fogdog
18. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter D
19. See go to the dogs
20. See lead a dog's life
21. See let sleeping dogs lie
22. See put on the dog
TRANSITIVE VERB
23. to follow or track like a dog, esp. with hostile intent; hound
24. to drive or chase with a dog or dogs
25. Machinery
to fasten with dogs
26. See dog it
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Derived forms
dogless ADJECTIVE
doglike ADJECTIVE
Word origin
[bef. 1050; ME dogge, OE docga]
Examples of 'dog' in a sentence
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Survivors recall eating leaves and grass or gnawing on bones left out for the dogs.
The Sun (2016)
In fact, they had just bought a dog together.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Miss Dean thinks it was probably a rabbit hole as the others would be large enough for a small dog to get out of.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
People who have dogs live longer and are less prone to heart attacks.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Which is a lot of being chased by dogs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Now he has been released early from jail and is anxious to be top dog again.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is just as likely to come from a dog fox.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Presumably he wanted to express something about there being life in the old dog yet.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Quotations
Love me, love my dog
St. Bernard
The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs
A. Toussenel
Dogs live with man as courtiers round a monarch, steeped in the flattery of his notice and enriched with sinecures
Robert Louis StevensonThe Character of Dogs
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too
Samuel ButlerNotebooks
Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends
Alexander Pope
Every dog has its day
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
A live dog is better than a dead lion
Let sleeping dogs lie
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dog
British English: dog /dɒɡ/ noun
A dog is an animal that is often kept as a pet or used to guard or hunt things.
The dog wagged his tail.
American English: dog /ˈdɔg/
Arabic: كَلْب
Brazilian Portuguese: cachorro
Chinese: 狗
Croatian: pas
Czech: pes
Danish: hund
Dutch: hond
European Spanish: perro
Finnish: koira
French: chien
German: Hund
Greek: σκύλος
Italian: cane
Japanese: 犬
Korean: 개
Norwegian: hund
Polish: pies
European Portuguese: cão
Romanian: câine
Russian: собака
Latin American Spanish: perro
Swedish: hund
Thai: สุนัข
Turkish: köpek
Ukrainian: собака
Vietnamese: con chó
British English: dog verb /dɒɡ/
If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time.
The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback.
American English: dog /ˈdɔg/
Brazilian Portuguese: seguir
Chinese: 长期困扰问题、伤病等
European Spanish: perseguir
French: poursuivre
German: verfolgen
Italian: perseguitare
Japanese: 付きまとう
Korean: 항상 따라다니다
European Portuguese: seguir
Latin American Spanish: perseguir

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