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1. 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 dog, Canis familiaris
    
2. A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
   "she's a real dog";
   - frump
    
3. Informal term for a man
   "you lucky dog"
    
4. Someone who is morally reprehensible
   "you dirty dog";
   - cad, bounder [Brit, archaic], blackguard, hound, heel
    
5. A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
   - frank [US], frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, wiener [N. Amer, S.Africa], wienerwurst [N. Amer], weenie [N. Amer], wienie [N. Amer]
    
6. A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
   - pawl, detent, click
    
7. A metal support for logs in a fireplace
   "the dogs were too hot to touch";
   - andiron, firedog, dog-iron
    
8. A mechanical device for holding, gripping, or fastening something

1. Go after with the intent to catch
   "The policeman dogged the mugger down the alley";
   - chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, go after, track
    
2. Persistently cause trouble for
   "dogged by reports of shareholder revolt"
    
3. Follow closely

Derived forms: dogged, dogging, dogs

Type of: blighter, bloke [Brit], boyo [UK, Ireland], bucko, canid, canine, catch, chap, cuss, disagreeable woman, domestic animal, domesticated animal, fella, feller, fellow, follow, gent, lad, pursue, sausage, scoundrel, stop, support, unpleasant woman, villain, wurst

Part of: Canis, genus Canis, hot dog, hotdog, pack, rachet, ratch, ratchet, red hot

Encyclopedia: Dog, the bounty hunter