Background for dog

dog

/dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/

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noun

A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

Examples :

"The dog barked all night long."

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Any member of the Family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives (extant and extinct); canid.

Examples :

"My neighbor's dog barks loudly every morning. "

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A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.

Examples :

"The dog barked loudly at the mailman, a boisterous canine. "

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A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

Examples :

"She’s a real dog."

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A man (derived from definition 2).

Examples :

"My dog is a good listener. "

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Examples :

"Come back and fight, you dogs!"

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Someone who is morally reprehensible.

Examples :

"You dirty dog."

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A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).

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Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a special dog to hold the two pieces of wood together while the glue dried. "

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A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)

Examples :

"The dog on the window's window crank prevented the window from accidentally swinging inward. "

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A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

Examples :

"The dogs were too hot to touch."

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The eighteenth Lenormand card.

Examples :

"My sister, who is studying Tarot, drew the Dog card in her reading, suggesting a loyal friend. "

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A hot dog.

Examples :

"My brother bought a dog for lunch. "

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Examples :

"Despite being the smallest and least experienced player on the team, the dog consistently surprised everyone with his amazing soccer skills. "

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(almost always in the plural) Foot.

Examples :

"The dogs were muddy after the long walk in the park. "

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(from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.

Examples :

"My dog is dead."

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One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.

Examples :

"The trainer used a dog to mark the starting line for the race. "

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A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.

Examples :

"The new movie about a talking dog was a dog at the box office. "

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To pursue with the intent to catch.

Examples :

"The hunter dogged the rabbit across the field, trying to catch it. "

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To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

Examples :

"The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."

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To fasten a hatch securely.

Examples :

"It is very important to dog down these hatches..."

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To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

Examples :

"I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."

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To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

Examples :

"A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."

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Examples :

"The teacher dogged the student's poor performance in class. "

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To divide (a watch) with a comrade.

Examples :

"The two friends decided to dog the watch, sharing the responsibility of checking it throughout the day. "

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Meat from a dog eaten as food.

Examples :

"We visited South Korea this time around, where we ate dog meat for the first time."

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Meat prepared to be given to a dog as food.

Examples :

"The pet store owner sold a special dog food, a kind of dog. "

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An insult intended to assert hyperbolically that another person has value only as a corpse to be fed to a dog.

Examples :

"After the argument, Sarah called her brother a dog, meaning she thought he was worthless, only good to be disposed of. "

"Calling him a dog was a terrible insult; it meant they thought he was worthless, like something only fit to be discarded and fed to a dog. "

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