dog Definition

dog
noun

1. Any carnivorous mammal belonging to the family which includes the wolves, jackals and foxes.
2. Any of many different breeds of a domestic species of this family.

Thesaurus: hound, puppy, canine, mongrel, stray, cur, pooch, mutt.
3. The male of any such animal.
4. Any of various mammals of other families, eg prairie dog.
5. A mechanical gripping device.
6. offensive, slang
An unattractive woman.
7. colloq
A fellow or rogue.
Thesaurus: rascal, villain, swine (slang), scamp, heel (slang), blackguard.

verb dogged, dogging

1. To follow very closely; to track someone.
2. To trouble or plague someone.

Idiom: a dog's life

A life of misery.

Idiom: like a dog's dinner

colloq, often disparaging
Dressed smartly or showily.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon docga.