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dogs

/dɑɡz/ /dɒɡz/ /dɔɡz/

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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 :

"Scientists study the evolution of dogs to understand how wolves and domestic pets are related. "

animal biology nature organism family

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

Examples :

"We have two dogs; one is a male, and the other is a female. "

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A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

Examples :

"She’s a real dog."

appearance person

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A man (derived from definition 2).

Examples :

"The dogs are very friendly to the children at the park. "

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Examples :

"Come back and fight, you dogs!"

character person attitude moral

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Someone who is morally reprehensible.

Examples :

"You dirty dog."

moral character person human

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A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).

sex person human character

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

Examples :

"The lumberjack used dogs to secure the log in place before sawing it. "

device machine technical

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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 dogs on the winch held the heavy boat in place, preventing it from slipping back down the ramp. "

technical machine part device

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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 :

"The reading revealed a hidden friend lurking nearby, as indicated by the "Dogs" card. "

astrology sign tradition

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Examples :

"At the baseball game, I ate two dogs with mustard and relish. "

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noun

Examples :

"Even though our team was the underdogs, we practiced hard and surprised everyone by winning the championship. "

character person

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(almost always in the plural) Foot.

Examples :

"After a long day of hiking, my dogs were really barking. "

body anatomy part human

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

Examples :

"My dog is dead."

communication language technology device

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

Examples :

"The trainer carefully positioned the dogs along the inside rail to guide the young horse during its first training run on the racetrack. "

sport animal race

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

Examples :

""Many critics called the summer blockbuster a series of dogs, leaving the studio disappointed with the low ticket sales." "

entertainment media

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To pursue with the intent to catch.

Examples :

"The paparazzi dogs celebrities, hoping to get a scandalous photo. "

action sport police

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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."

action attitude

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To fasten a hatch securely.

Examples :

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

nautical technical

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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."

sex action entertainment

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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."

work business job economy

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Examples :

"My boss always dogs my work, even when I try my best. "

attitude action communication language

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To divide (a watch) with a comrade.

Examples :

""Since we're the only two on security tonight, let's dogs the watch: you take the first half, and I'll take the second." "

nautical military

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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 :

"My grandmother cooks dogs for her very old and picky poodle because he won't eat regular dog food anymore. "

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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, Maria muttered, "You're such a dogs." "

curse language negative word human

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Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat.

Examples :

"My dogs are killing me after walking all day sightseeing in the city. "

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(usually with the) A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing.

Examples :

"I lost money at the dogs last night."

sport race entertainment animal event

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Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.

Examples :

"The captain tightened the dogs on the watertight hatch to prevent leaks. "

nautical technical