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Dog

Dog Meaning & Definition
Dog Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dog?

[n] 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"
[n] metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
[n] a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
[n] someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
[n] informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
[n] a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"
[v] go after with the intent to catch

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dog: andiron | blackguard | bounder | cad | Canis familiaris | chase | chase after | click | detent | dogiron | domestic dog | firedog | frump | go after | heel | hound | pawl | tag | tail | track | trail

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dog: affenpinscher | Afghan hound | aggravate | Alaskan malamute | animal | annoy | arch | baboon | badger | badger dog | bag | bait | balker | balky horse | bandog | bar | barbet | barricade | basset | basset hound | be at | beagle | beast | beat | bedevil | Bedlington terrier | bedog | beset | billy | billy goat | bitch | blemish | block | block up | blockade | bloodhound | blot | boar | boarhound | bolt | Border terrier | borzoi | Boston bull | bother | bowwow | boxer | bristle | brown off | bubbly-jock | buck | bug | bull | bull terrier | bulldog | bullock | bullyrag | burn up | Cairn terrier | canine | chanticleer | chase | Chihuahua | chivy | chock | choke | choke off | chow | close | close off | close tight | close up | clubfoot | coach dog | cock | cockerel | collie | come after | come behind | constrict | coonhound | course | crate | crock | crowbait | crowd | cur | dachshund | Dalmatian | debar | deerhound | devil | digit | discompose | distemper | disturb | Doberman pinscher | drake | drive | English toy spaniel | entire | entire horse | Eskimo dog | exasperate | exercise | extremity | eyesore | falcon | fancy dog | fash | feist | fetlock | flat-coated retriever | flush | follow | follow the hounds | follow up | foot | forefoot | forepaw | fowl | fox terrier | foxhound | frank | fret | fright | gander | gargoyle | garron | get | giant schnauzer | give chase | go after | go behind | go hunting | goat | gobbler | golden retriever | Gordon setter | Great Dane | Great Pyrenees | greyhound | griffon | gripe | guide dog | gun | gyp | hack | hag | harass | harefoot | harridan | harrier | harry | hart | haunt | hawk | heap | heckle | hector | heel | he-goat | hollo after | hoof | hot dog | hound | hunt | hunt down | husky | hyena | insect | instep | irk | jack | jacklight | jade | jam | jughead | kennel | Kerry blue terrier | Labrador retriever | lakeland terrier | lap dog | lock | make after | malamute | Maltese | mastiff | mess | miff | molest | mongrel | monster | monstrosity | move behind | mutt | nag | needle | nettle | Newfoundland | no beauty | Norwegian elkhound | Norwich terrier | nudzh | obstruct | occlude | otterhound | pack | pack of dogs | pad | papillon | pastern | patte | paw | peacock | pedal extremity | pedes | peeve | Pekingese | persecute | pes | pester | pick on | pied | pig | pique | plague | pluck the beard | plug | pointer | polecat | pooch | poodle | pother | prick | prosecute | provoke | prowl after | pug | puli | pup | puppy | pursue | quest | quest after | raise the hunt | ram | rat terrier | reptile | retriever | Rhodesian ridgeback | ride | ride to hounds | rile | roarer | rogue | roil | rooster | rosinante | Rottweiler | ruffle | run | run after | Saluki | Samoyed | scalawag | scarecrow | Scottish deerhound | scum | search | Seeing Eye dog | seek | seek out | serpent | setter | shadow | sheep dog | shikar | shithead | shoot | show dog | shut off | shut out | shut tight | Siberian husky | sight | skunk | sled dog | sleuth | sleuthhound | slut | snake | sole | spaniel | splayfoot | sport | squeeze | squeeze shut | stag | staghound | stalk | stallion | start | steer | stiff | stifle | still-hunt | stinkard | stop up | stot | strangle | strangulate | string along | stud | studhorse | suffocate | swine | tag | tag after | tag along | tail | tailgate | take out after | tease | teratism | terrier | toad | toe | tom | tom turkey | tomcat | tootsy | top cow | top horse | torment | toy dog | track | trail | trail after | tread close upon | trotter | try the patience | tup | turd | turkey gobbler | turkey-cock | turnspit | tweak the nose | tyke | ugly duckling | ungula | varmint | vermin | vex | viper | watchdog | Welsh corgi | Welsh terrier | wether | whelp | whippet | whistler | wiener | wienerwurst | wienie | wire-haired terrier | witch | wolfhound | working dog | worm | worry | wreck | Yorkshire terrier

See Also | barker | basenji | Belgian griffon | blighter | bow-wow | Brussels griffon | canid | canine | Canis | carriage dog | catch | chap | chase away | coach dog | corgi | cur | cuss | dalmatian | disagreeable woman | dispel | doggie | doggy | drive away | drive off | drive out | fella | feller | fellow | flag | follow | gent | genus Canis | Great Pyrenees | griffon | hound | hunt | hunting dog | lad | lapdog | Leonberg | Mexican hairless | mongrel | mutt | Newfoundland | pack | perisher | pooch | poodle | poodle dog | pug | pug-dog | pursue | quest | rachet | ratch | ratchet | run down | run off | scoundrel | spitz | stop | support | tag along | toy | toy dog | trace | turn back | unpleasant woman | villain | Welsh corgi | working dog

Dog In Webster's Dictionary

\Dog\ (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.) 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[ae]matopinus 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} (Zo["o]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo["o]l.) 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} (Zo["o]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[ae]}, 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}.] 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.

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