dog (dôg, d g)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 Idioms: 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). 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.] |
dogs
Noun, pl
1. the dogs Brit & Austral informal greyhound racing
2. go to the dogs Informal to go to ruin physically or morally
3. let sleeping dogs lie to leave things undisturbed
Dogs
See also animals.
Psychiatry. a delusion in which a person believes himself to be a dog.
a specialist in the care and breeding of dogs.
the branch of zoology that studies the dog, especially its natural history.
an abnormal love of dogs.
an intense dread of dogs.
the state or quality of being a mixed breed. — mongrelization, n. — mongrely, adj.
the love of dogs. Also called philocyny. — philocynic, n., adj. — philocynical, adj.
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