DOGS
Definition of DOGS
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A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.
"The dog barked all night long."
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Any member of the Family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives (extant and extinct); canid.
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A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.
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To pursue with the intent to catch.
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To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
"The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."
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To fasten a hatch securely.
"It is very important to dog down these hatches..."
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Meat from a dog eaten as food.
"We visited South Korea this time around, where we ate dog meat for the first time."
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Meat prepared to be given to a dog as food.
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An insult intended to assert hyperbolically that another person has value only as a corpse to be fed to a dog.
"Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog meat now!"
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Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat.
"My dogs are tired. Let's get a taxi."
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(usually with the) A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing.
"I lost money at the dogs last night."
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Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.
Source: Wiktionary
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