dog

dog
noun
1》 a domesticated carnivorous mammal probably descended from the wolf, with a barking or howling voice, an acute sense of smell, and non-retractile claws. [Canis familiaris.]
    ↘a wild animal resembling this, in particular any member of the dog family (Canidae), which includes the wolf, fox, coyote, jackal, and other species.
    ↘the male of such an animal.
    ↘(the dogs) Brit. informal greyhound racing.
2》 informal a contemptible man.
    ↘dated a person of a specified kind: you lucky dog!
    ↘informal, chiefly N. Amer. a thing of poor quality; a failure.
    ↘(usu. in phr. turn dog on) Austral./NZ informal an informer or traitor.
3》 informal, derogatory an unattractive woman.
4》 used in names of dogfishes, e.g. spur-dog.
5》 a mechanical device for gripping.
6》 (dogs) N. Amer. informal feet.
verb (dogs, dogging, dogged)
1》 follow closely and persistently.
2》 (of a problem) cause continual trouble for.
3》 (dog it) informal, chiefly N. Amer. act lazily.
4》 grip with a mechanical device.
Phrases
dog eat dog used to refer to a ruthlessly competitive situation.
a dog in the manger a person who prevents others from having things that they do not need themselves. [alluding to the fable of the dog that lay in a manger to prevent the ox and horse from eating the hay.]
dog-and-pony show N. Amer. informal an elaborate and ostentatious presentation or event.
a dog's age N. Amer. informal a very long time.
a dog's dinner (or breakfast) Brit. informal a mess.
a dog's life an unhappy and oppressed existence.
go to the dogs informal deteriorate badly.
not a dog's chance no chance at all.
put on the dog N. Amer. informal behave in a pretentious or ostentatious way.
Derivatives
dogdom noun
doggish adjective
doglike adjective
Origin
OE docga, of unknown origin.

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