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dog
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dog  (dôg, dg)
n.
1. A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris) related to the foxes and wolves and raised in a wide variety of breeds.
2. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.
3. A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of the fox or a domesticated breed.
4. Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog.
5. Informal
a. A person: You won, you lucky dog.
b. A person regarded as contemptible: You stole my watch, you dog.
6. Slang
a. A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.
b. Something of inferior or low quality: "The President had read the speech to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).
c. An investment that produces a low return or a loss.
7. dogs Slang The feet.
8. See andiron.
9. Slang A hot dog; a wiener.
10. Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.
11. Astronomy A sun dog.
adv.
Totally; completely. Often used in combination: dog-tired.
tr.v. dogged, dog·ging, dogs
1. To track or trail persistently: "A stranger then is still dogging us" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
2. To hold or fasten with a mechanical device: "Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into place and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity" (Tom Clancy).
Idioms:
dog it Slang
To fail to expend the effort needed to do or accomplish something.
go to the dogs
To go to ruin; degenerate.
put on the dog Informal
To make an ostentatious display of elegance, wealth, or culture.

[Middle English dogge, from Old English docga.]

dog
Noun
1. a domesticated canine mammal occurring in many different breeds
2. any other member of the dog family, such as the dingo or coyote Related adjective canine
3. the male of animals of the dog family
4. Informal a person: you lucky dog!
5. US & Canad informal something unsatisfactory or inferior
6. a dog's life a wretched existence
7. dog eat dog ruthless competition
8. like a dog's dinner dressed smartly and ostentatiously
Verb
[dogging, dogged]
1. to follow (someone) closely
2. to trouble: dogged by ill health
See also dogs [Old English docga]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dogdog - 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"
domestic animal, domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment
puppy - a young dog
canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Canis, genus Canis - type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals
doggie, doggy, pooch, barker, bow-wow - informal terms for dogs
cur, mutt, mongrel - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
lapdog - a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap
toy dog, toy - any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
hunting dog - a dog used in hunting game
working dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs
carriage dog, coach dog, dalmatian - a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
basenji - small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark
pug, pug-dog - small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
Leonberg - a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland
Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog - a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
Great Pyrenees - bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland
spitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail
Belgian griffon, Brussels griffon, griffon - breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
corgi, Welsh corgi - either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head
poodle, poodle dog - an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
Mexican hairless - any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico
flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
pack - a group of hunting animals
2.dog - a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person
3.dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
bloke, chap, fella, fellow, lad, blighter, gent, feller, cuss - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
4.dog - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
perisher - bounder
scoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
5.dogdog - a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
Vienna sausage - short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off
red hot, hot dog, hotdog - a frankfurter served hot on a bun
6.dogdog - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
rachet, ratch, ratchet - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
7.dogdog - metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
Verb1.dogdog - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels"
pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"
hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"

dog
noun 1. hound, canine, bitch, puppy, pup, mongrel, tyke, mutt (slang) pooch (slang) cur, man's best friend, kuri or goorie N.Z. brak S. African
noun 2. (Informal) scoundrel, villain, cur, heel (slang) knave (archaic) blackguard
verb 4. pursue, follow, track, chase, shadow, harry, tail (informal) trail, hound, stalk, go after, give chase to dog-eat-dog ruthless, fierce, vicious, ferocious, cut-throat, with no holds barred >> adjective canine >> female bitch >> young pup, puppy
Translations
dog [dɔg] nperro
vtseguir (de cerca);
(fig) [memory etc] → perseguir;
to go to the dogs [person] → echarse a perder; [nation etc] → ir a la ruina

dog [dɔg] nchien(ne)
vt (= follow closely) → suivre de près, ne pas lâcher d'une semelle (fig) [memory etc] → poursuivre, harceler;
to go to the dogs [nation etc] → aller à vau-l'eau

dog [dɔg] nHund m
vt (subj) (person) → auf den Fersen bleiben +dat: (bad luck, memory etc) → verfolgen;
to go to the dogs (inf) → vor die Hunde gehen

dog [dɔg] ncane m
vt (= follow closely) → pedinare;
(fig) [memory etc] → perseguitare;
to go to the dogs [person] → ridursi male, lasciarsi andare; [nation etc] → andare in malora

dog
n dog [dog]
a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox. hond كَلْب куче pes hund der Hund σκύλος perro koer سگ koira chien כֶּלֶב कुत्ता pas kutya anjing hundur cane, cagna šuo suns anjing hond hund pies cão câine собака pes pes pas hund สุนัข kopek, it собака کتّا con chó
adj
(usually of members of the dog family) male a dog-fox. reun, mannetjie ذَكَر (فَصيلَة الكِلاب) кучешки samec hunde- Rüde-... αρσενικός macho isane وابسته به تیره سگ ها uros- mâle כֶּלֶב- कुत्ता की प्रजाति का pseći hím. kan jantan hunda- maschio 雄の patinas (vilku, lapsu) tēviņš jantan mannetjes- hann-(hund) -samiec macho mascul мужского пола samec samec mužjak han- ตัวผู้ erkek... 雄獸 самець کتّوں کے خاندان سے متعلق cáo đực
vpast tense, past participle dogged
to follow closely as a dog does She dogged his footsteps. agtervolg يَتَتَبَّع вървя по дирите sledovat forfølge nachspüren ακολουθώ παντού seguir (de cerca) kannul käima دنبال کردن؛ پاپی شدن seurata kintereillä talonner לַעֲקוֹב אָחֲרֵי पीछे लगना tvrdoglav, uporan nyomon követ (vkit) mengikuti hundelta; elta á röndum seguire, pedinare あとをつける 뒤를 밟다, 미행하다 sekioti įkandin sekot pa pēdām; vajāt mengikuti volgen skritt for skritt følge, forfølge nie odstępować perseguir a urma ходить по пятам sledovať zasledovati pratiti följa hack i häl ไล่ตาม peşini bırakmamak 尾隨 ходити слідом تعاقب میں لگے رہنا theo ai nhằng nhẵng
adj dogged [ˈdogid]
keeping on at what one is doing in a determined and persistent manner his dogged perseverance. hardnekkige, vashoudende مَثابِر، مُصِر، عَنيد упорит urputný, houževnatý stædig; hårdnakket verbissen επίμονος, πεισματικός terco, tenaz, obstinado visa سرسخت؛ لجوج hellittämätön tenace עַקשָן हठी nepopustljiv kitartó tekun þrjóskur, þrár tenace 根気強い 확고 부동한, 끈질긴 užsispyręs, atkaklus stūrgalvīgs; ietiepīgs tekun hardnekkig sta, seig, utholdende wytrwały pertinaz per­se­verent упорный urputný vztrajen uporan envis, ihärdig, hårdnackad ดื้อรั้น inatçı, azimli, tuttuğunu koparan 頑強的 упертий; дуже наполегливий ڈٹ جانے والا kiên trì
adv doggedly [-gid-]
He went doggedly on with his work despite the interruptions. hardnekkig بِعِناد، بإصْرار упорито houževnatě, zarputile stædigt; hårdnakket beharrlich επίμονα tenazmente, obstinadamente sihikindlalt سرسختانه sitkeästi avec ténacité בְּעַקשָנוּת हठीलापन tvrdoglavo, uporno kitartóan dengan tekun þrjóskulega con tenacia 根気強く 꿋꿋하게 atkakliai stūrgalvīgi; ietiepīgi dengan gigih hardnekkig sta, seig, innbitt wytrwale obstinadamente cu încăpăţânare упорно húževnato, zanovito vztrajno uporno envist อย่างดื้อรั้น kararlılıkla, sebatla 頑強地 уперто; дуже наполегливо ڈٹ کر một cách kiên trì
n doggedness [-gid-]
hardnekkigheid عِناد، إصْرار упоритост houževnatost, urputnost stædighed; vedholdenhed die Verbissenheit επιμονή tenacidad visadus سرسختی؛ لجاجت itsepintaisuus ténacité עַקשָנוּת हठीलापन nepopustljivost, upornost makacsság, kitartás ketekunan þrjóska tenacia 根気 확고함, 끈기 užsispyrimas, atkaklumas stūrgalvība; ietiepība dengan tekun hardnekkigheid stahet, seighet, utholdenhet upór obstinação încăpăţânare, stă­ruinţă упорство zanovitosť vztrajnost upornost envishet, ihärdighet ความดื้อรั้น inatçılık, azim 頑強 упертість استقامت sự kiên trì
n dog-biscuit
a small hard biscuit fed to dogs. hondebeskuitjie بسكوتَه صَغيرَه يابِسَه кучешка бисквитка psí suchar hundekiks der Hundekuchen μπισκότο σκύλου galleta para perro koerakuivik بیسکوئیت سگ koirankeksi biscuit pour chien עוּגִייָה לִכְלָבִים कुत्तों के बिस्कुट (कुत्तों को खिलाने वाले बिस्कुट) pseći kolač kutyaeledel biskuit anjing hundakex biscotto per cani 犬用ビスケット 개먹이용 비스킷 šunų sausainis sausiņš (suņu barošanai) makanan anjing stuk hondebrood hundekjeks suchar dla psa biscoito para cão biscuite pentru câini галета для собак psí suchár pasji kolaček pseći keks hundkex ขนมปังกรอบสำหรับสุนัข köpek bisküviti 喂狗的硬餅干 печиво для собак کتّوں کے لۓ بنا خاص بسکٹ bánh quy cứng cho chó
dog collar
1 a stiff round collar worn by a clergyman. priestersboordjie ياقَه مُسْتَديرَه صَلْبَه يَلْبِسُها الكاهِن яка kolárek præstekrave der steife Kragen eines Geistlichen κολάρο κληρικού alzacuello kaelarihm یقه کشیشی papinkaulus col de pasteur צַווארוֹן כּוֹמֶר कड़ा गोल कॉलर जिसे पादरी पहनते हैं ovratnik (papi) pléhgallér kerah pastor prestakragi collare dei preti 牧師用のカラー (성직자 옷의) 높고 빳빳한 칼라 apykaklaitė stāva apkaklīte kolar paderi boord prestekrage koloratka colar guler (de pastor) круглый стоячий воротник kňazský golier duhovniški ovratnik okovratnik rundkrage คอเสื้อของหมอสอนศาสนา papaz yakası 硬領 високий комір پادری کے گلے میں پہنا جانے والا گول کالر cổ áo của các tu sỹ
2 a collar around a dog's neck. hondehalsband ياقَه حَولَ عُنُق الكَلْب нашийник obojek hundehalsbånd der Hundehalsband περιλαίμιο σκύλου collar de perro vaimuliku püstkrae قلاده collier קוֹלָר कुत्ते का पट्टा pseća ogrlica nyakörv tali leher anjing collare di cani 犬の首輪 antkaklis kakla siksna kolar anjing hondenriem hundehalsbånd obroża ошейник obojok pasja ovratnica pseća ogrlica hundhalsband ปลอกคอสุนัข tasma 狗脖套 нашийник کتّے کے گلے کی پٹّی vòng cổ chó
adj dog-eared
(of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared. eselsore, varkore ذو صَفْحَة مَطْوِيُّ عند الزاوِيَه с подгънати краища s oslíma ušima, ošoupaný æseløret mit Eselsohren τσακισμένος στις γωνίες (για σελίδα βιβλίου) sobado, con las esquinas dobladas narmendavate nurkadega دارای صفحات تا خورده یا لوله شده koirankorvilla oleva écorné שְׁפִינוֹת דַפָּיו מְקוּפָּלוֹת मुडा़ हुआ पन्ना stranice zavrnute kao uši szamárfüles (könyv) sudutnya dilipat með brotin horn á blaði; með hundseyru con le orecchie すみの折れた 모서리가 접힌 atspurusiais kampais (par grāmatas lapas stūri) atlocīts; ielocīts muka surat berkelepet met ezelsoren med eselører z oślimi uszami dobrado cu colţurile îndoite с загнутыми уголками страниц so somárskymi ušami ki ima ušesa magareće uši med hundöron ที่มีรอยพับตรงมุมหนังสือ uçları kıvrılmış, kıvrık 折角的(指書) з загнутими кінчиками сторінок کتاب کے صفحہ کے کونے کا مو ڑنا có nếp quăn ở những trang sách
adj dog-ˈtired
very tired I'm dog-tired this morning after sitting up all night in the train. doodmoeg, pootuit مُرْهَق، مُنْهَك много изморен strašně unavený (jako pes) dødtræt hundemüde εξουθενωμένος rendido, hecho polvo, muerto de cansancio puruväsinud بسیار خسته kuolemanväsynyt crevé עָיֵיף מְאוֹד बेहद थका umoran kao pas holtfáradt sangat lelah dauðuppgefinn stremato, stanco morto 疲れ切った 기진 맥진한 pavargęs kaip šuo noguris kā suns/briesmīgi sangat penat hondsmoe helt utslitt, dødstrett, overtrett, «gåen» zmordowany exausto vlăguit, istovit усталый как собака unavený (ako pes), vyčerpaný na smrt utrujen premoren dödstrött เหนื่อยมากที่สุด çok yorgun, bitkin 累极了的 стомлений, як собака بہت تھکا ہونا rất mệt
a dog's life
a wretched existence He leads a dog's life. honde lewe حياة كِلاب: حَياة بُؤْس وَشَقاء кучешки живот psí život hundeliv ein Hundeleben σκυλίσια ζωή vida de perros una koeraelu زندگی سخت؛ زندگی فلاکت بار koiranelämä vie de chien חָיֵי כֶּלֶב कष्टकर जीवन जीना pasji život kutya rossz sors sengsara hundalíf, eymdarlíf vita da cane みじめな暮らし šuniškas gyvenimas suņa dzīve; nožēlojama eksistēšana sengsara een hondeleven hundeliv psie życie vida de cão viaţă de câine собачья жизнь psí život pasje življenje pasji život hundliv การมีชีวิตอยู่อย่างน่าเวทนา sefil hayat 過著受折磨的日子 собаче життя مصیبت یا پریشانی کی زندگی sống khổ như chó 折磨
go to the dogs
to be ruined, especially to ruin oneself. versleg, te gronde gaan يُخَرِّب حَياتَه، إذهَب إلى الكِلاب провалям се ruinovat se, chátrat gå i hundene vor die Hunde gehen καταστρέφω, καταστρέφομαι venirse abajo, arruinarse hukka minema خراب شدن؛ نابسامان شدن joutua turmioon péricliter לְהִיהָרֵס बरबाद हो जाना, तबाह हो जाना upropastiti se tönkremegy hancur fara í hundana; fara á hausinn andare in malora/rovina 落ちぶれる 나빠지다 nusigyventi, nueiti velniop izputēt memusnahkan failliet gaan i hundene zejść na psy arruinar-se a se duce de râpă разориться chátrať, spustiť sa biti na psu otići dođavola gå utför med, barka åt skogen med ถูกทำให้ล่มจม mahvolmak, sefalete düşmek 毀滅 піти по вітру تباہ ہونا thất cơ lỡ vận
in the doghouse
in disgrace He forgot his wife's birthday, so he's in the doghouse. in onguns wees في موقِف مَعيب، في وَرْطَه в немилост v nemilosti i hundehuset in Ungnade σε δυσμένεια en desgracia põlu all مغضوب؛ مورد خشم epäsuosiossa en disgrâce חֶרְפָּה, אִי-כָּבוֹד कोप का शिकार होना biti u nemilosti igen megalázó helyzetben malu í ónáð in disgrazia 面目を失って nemalonėje nežēlastībā malu uit de gratie i unåde, i skammekroken (nie mieć) najmniejszej szansy em desgraça în dizgraţie в немилости v nemilosti v nemilosti biti u nemilosti i onåd เสียหน้า; อัปยศอดสู itibarını kaybetmiş, gözden düşmüş 丟臉 в немилості مردود، راندہ درگاہ thất thế
not a dog's chance
no chance at all He hasn't a dog's chance of getting a ticket. nie 'n kat se kans nie لا توجِد لَديْهِ فُرْصَه أبَدا никакъв шанс ani sebemenší šance ikke skyggen af chance keinerlei Aussicht καμιά ελπίδα no tener ni la más remota posibilidad pole vähimatki lootust کمترین شانسی نداشتن ei vähäisintäkään mahdollisuutta pas la moindre chance בְּלִי שוּם סִיכּוּי कोई उम्मीद नहीं nemati šanse semmi esély enginn möguleiki la minima possibilità 全くチャンスのない 기회가 전혀 없는 nė mažiausios galimybės, jokios vilties nekādas izredzes tiada peluang geen schijn van kans ikke nubbesjanse, ikke en sjanse i verden sem sorte nici cea mai mică şansă нет ни малейшего шанса ani najmenšiu šancu brez vsakega upanja bez ikakve šanse หมดโอกาสโดยสิ้นเชิง hiç şansı olmama 一點机會也沒有 ніяких шансів کوئی امکان نہیں không có chút cơ hội nào


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