DOG

dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris

(noun) a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; “the dog barked all night”

andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron

(noun) metal supports for logs in a fireplace; “the andirons were too hot to touch”

pawl, detent, click, dog

(noun) a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie

(noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel

(noun) someone who is morally reprehensible; “you dirty dog”

dog

(noun) informal term for a man; “you lucky dog”

frump, dog

(noun) a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; “she got a reputation as a frump”; “she’s a real dog”

chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track

(verb) go after with the intent to catch; “The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”; “the dog chased the rabbit”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

DOG

Initialism of digital on-screen graphic.

Initialism of digitally originated graphic.

Anagrams

• God, god

Etymology

Noun

dog (plural dogs)

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

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

(often, attributive) A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.

(slang, derogatory) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

(slang) A man (derived from definition 2).

(slang, derogatory) A coward.

(derogatory) Someone who is morally reprehensible.

(slang) A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).

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

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)

A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

(cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.

A hot dog.

(poker slang) Underdog.

(slang, almost always in the plural) Foot.

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

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

shortened form of dog meat.

(film, slang) A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.

Synonyms

• (animal): taxonomic names: Canis familiaris, Canis domesticus, Canis familiarus domesticus, Canis canis, Canis aegyptius, Canis familiarus aegyptius, Canis melitaeus, Canis familiarus melitaeus, Canis molossus, Canis familiarus molossus, Canis saultor, Canis familiaris saultor

• (animal): domestic dog, hound, canine; see also dog

• (male): stud, sire

• (man): bloke (British), chap (British), dude, fellow, guy, man; see also man

• (morally reprehensible person): cad, bounder, blackguard, fool, hound, heel, scoundrel

• (mechanical device): click, detent, pawl

• (metal support for logs): andiron, firedog, dogiron

Coordinate terms

• (male adult dog): bitch, pup, puppy

Hyponyms

• (animal): Afghan hound, bloodhound, chihuahua, coonhound, dachshund, deerhound, foxhound, gazehound, German shepherd, greyhound, hound, Irish wolfhound, Norwegian elkhound, otterhound, pointer, poodle, retriever, Russian wolfhound, scenthound, setter, sheepdog, shepherd, sighthound, spaniel, staghound, terrier, wolfhound

Hypernyms

• (animal): canid

Verb

dog (third-person singular simple present dogs, present participle dogging, simple past and past participle dogged)

(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.

(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

(transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.

(intransitive, emerging usage in British) To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

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

(transitive) To criticize.

(transitive, military) To divide (a watch) with a comrade.

Synonyms

• (to pursue with intent to catch): chase, chase after, go after, pursue, tag, tail, track, trail

• (to restrict one's productivity): soldier, goldbrick

Anagrams

• God, god

Etymology

Proper noun

Dog

A nickname for a person, especially a tough man

(humorous) The language supposedly spoken by dogs

The eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

(Geordie, slang) Newcastle Brown Ale

Synonyms

• (The language spoken by dogs): dog, dogspeak

• (Newcastle Brown Ale): Broon (Geordie), Broonale (Geordie), Journey into Space (Geordie), Newkie Brown

Anagrams

• God, god

Source: Wiktionary


Dog, n. Etym: [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).

Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.)

2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. )

3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]

4. (Astron.)

Definition: One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).

5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.

6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool.

Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog- otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. 1 Sam. xxiv. 14.

– A dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him.

– Dog ape (Zoöl.), a male ape.

– Dog cabbage, or Dog's cabbage (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region (Thelygonum Cynocrambe).

– Dog cheap, very cheap. See under Cheap.

– Dog ear (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] -- Dog flea (Zoöl.), a species of flea (Pulex canis) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See Flea, and Aphaniptera.

– Dog grass (Bot.), a grass (Triticum caninum) of the same genus as wheat.

– Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.

– Dog lichen (Bot.), a kind of lichen (Peltigera canina) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath.

– Dog louse (Zoöl.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. Hæmatopinus piliferus; another species is Trichodectes latus.

– Dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning.

– Dog salmon (Zoöl.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia, and hone.

– Dog shark. (Zoöl.) See Dogfish.

– Dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.

– Dog Star. See in the Vocabulary.

– Dog wheat (Bot.), Dog grass.

– Dog whelk (Zoöl.), any species of univalve shells of the family Nassidæ, esp. the Nassa reticulata of England.

– To give, or throw, to the dogs, to throw away as useless. "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it." Shak.

– To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.

Dog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dogged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dogging.]

Definition: To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity. I have been pursued, dogged, and waylaid. Pope. Your sins will dog you, pursue you. Burroughs. Eager ill-bred petitioners, who do not so properly supplicate as hunt the person whom they address to, dogging him from place to place, till they even extort an answer to their rude requests. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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