dog

UK /dɒɡ/ US /dɒɡ/
noun 8verb 5name 4adj 1

Definitions

noun

1

Initialism of digital on-screen graphic.

2

Initialism of digitally originated graphic.

noun

1

A mammal of the family Canidae:

The dog barked all night long.

[…] I beg again to state, in my humility, that I am Only a Dog. Such a little dog too. […] I am very white, very woolly, very pretty indeed; covered all over with snowy curls, and having two bright black eyes and a black shiny tip to my nose like patent leather.

2

A mammal of the family Canidae:

This includes the development of hyena-like bone crushers (Osteoborus and Borophagus), a large bone-crushing hunting dog (Aelurodon), and another borophagine frugivorous dog (Carpocyon).

3

A mammal of the family Canidae:

Entirely disregarding sex, Ch. Searchlight has a beautiful Cocker head, but as he is a dog, his head is too fine and far too much upon the bitchy order.

Firstly, he was there to encourage and assist the hounds (a scratch pack – mostly dog-hounds drafted from fox-hound kennels because they were over-sized) […]

4

The meat of this animal, eaten as food.

Did you know that they eat dog in parts of Asia?

5

A person:

She’s a real dog.

verb

1

To pursue with the intent to catch.

2

To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

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

[…] they were discovered in a very improper manner by the husband of the gypsy, who, from jealousy it seems, had kept a watchful eye over his wife, and had dogged her to the place, where he found her in the arms of her gallant.

3

To fasten a hatch securely.

It is very important to dog down these hatches.

4

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

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

Lightning [is a] burst of charged particles that lights up the sky and allows onlookers to see who's dogging in the bushes without using a flashlight.

5

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

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

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