The meaning of Dog

verb

Make a concerted or violent attack on.

Usage examples:

The scots army assailed edward's army from the rear

verb

(of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to.

Usage examples:

Projects like this are bedevilled by a shortage of cash

verb

Cause problems or difficulties for.

Usage examples:

He attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry

verb

(of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently.

Usage examples:

The social problems that beset the uk

verb

Hurt or troubled by something bad

Usage examples:

Many problems have beset the team in recent months.

noun

A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter.

Usage examples:

A female puppy or bitch reaches sexual maturity at roughly the same age as a male; however, there a…

verb

Make spitefully critical comments.

Usage examples:

Everybody was bitching about their colleagues

noun

A female dog

noun

A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.

Usage examples:

The vines suffered blight and disease

verb

Have a severely detrimental effect on.

Usage examples:

The scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians

noun

Something that spoils or destroys or causes damage

Usage examples:

[ u ] the city stopped urban blight by rebuilding neighborhoods., poverty and disease blighted thei…

adjective

Relating to or resembling a dog or dogs.

Usage examples:

Canine behavioural problems

noun

A dog.

Usage examples:

The majority agreed with neutering stray canines

adjective

Of or like an animal of the dog family

Usage examples:

This vet specializes in canine pets.

noun

An aggressive or unkempt dog, especially a mongrel.

Usage examples:

A mangy-looking cur

Abbreviation for currency

noun

An affectionate term for a dog.

Usage examples:

Every member teamed up with a cute doggo and learned how to play with and train them

adverb

→  lie doggo uk old-fashioned informal

adjective

Of or like a dog.

Usage examples:

His doggy brown eyes

noun

A child's word for a dog.

Usage examples:

They don't bark or threaten anyone who comes close to the truck, unless that person is stupid enoug…

noun

A dog

noun

A generic name for a pet dog.

Usage examples:

Fido will be able to romp and race without injuring himself or trampling your flowers

noun

A system for enabling aircraft to land, involving the dispersal of fog by means of petrol burners on the ground. it was developed by the allies during the second world war.

Usage examples:

What they were witnessing for the first time was the faithful watchdog of distressed aircraft, the …

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

verb

(of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly.

Usage examples:

A grey lady who haunts the chapel

noun

A place frequented by a specified person.

Usage examples:

The bar was a favourite haunt of artists of the time

verb

To often appear somewhere, or to appear to someone in the form of a ghost (= spirit of a dead person)

Usage examples:

His experiences in vietnam still haunt him., this restaurant was one of our old haunts.

noun

A dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent.

Usage examples:

A hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground

verb

Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.

Usage examples:

She was hounded by the italian press

noun

A person who is stupid or who has learning difficulties.

noun

A mongrel.

Usage examples:

Some of the people i work with are complete mongs.

noun

A dog of no definable type or breed.

Usage examples:

She's a particularly intelligent mongrel with a lot of collie in her

noun

A dog of mixed breed

noun

A dog, especially a mongrel.

Usage examples:

A long-haired mutt of doubtful pedigree

noun

A mongrel

noun

A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague).

Usage examples:

Person-to-person spread of bubonic or septicemic plague does not occur; however, pneumonic plague i…

verb

A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes ( bubonic plague ) and sometimes infection of the lungs ( pneumonic plague ).

verb

To cause someone or something difficulty or suffering, esp. repeatedly or continually

Usage examples:

Financial problems have been plaguing the company., that pain in my shoulder is plaguing me again.,…

noun

A dog.

Usage examples:

He's done a whole lot of paintings of pooches - yappy dogs, poodles, some mutts and a few bulldogs.

verb

Protrude or cause to protrude.

Usage examples:

A dress that made her stomach pooch out even more than usual

noun

A dog

noun

A young dog.

Usage examples:

Kate, who owns parker, the youngest of the pups, has made the same mistake i made with poppy when s…

verb

(of bitches and certain other female animals) give birth to young.

Usage examples:

Our doberman just pupped

noun

A dog, especially a young one

Usage examples:

She's out taking the puppers for a walk., have you seen that video of her pupper learning to sit?

noun

A young dog.

Usage examples:

National charity, hearing dogs for deaf people, which has a training centre at cliffe, near selby, …

verb

Follow or chase (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The officer pursued the van

verb

Follow in an effort to capture

noun

A person who spends their time wandering.

Usage examples:

They became rovers who departed further and further from civilization

noun

A pirate.

noun

A person or machine that makes roves of fibre.

noun

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Usage examples:

Trees cast long shadows

verb

Short for eyeshadow.

noun

An area of darkness caused when light is blocked by something, usually in a shape similar to the object that is blocking the light

Usage examples:

[ c ] chloë kept jumping on tyler’s shadow., [ u ] this corner of the room is always in shadow., [ …

noun

The main stem of a herbaceous plant.

Usage examples:

He chewed a stalk of grass

verb

Pursue or approach stealthily.

Usage examples:

A cat stalking a bird

noun

A stealthy pursuit of someone or something.

Usage examples:

This time the stalk would be on foot

noun

The hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect.

Usage examples:

The dog's tail began to wag frantically

verb

Follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret.

Usage examples:

A flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over london

noun

Limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants.

Usage examples:

The land was held in tail general

noun

Severe physical or mental suffering.

Usage examples:

Their deaths have left both families in torment

verb

Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering.

Usage examples:

He was tormented by jealousy

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain

Usage examples:

[ u ] after three days of torment, she went to a dentist., [ c ] that child acts like it’s a tormen…

noun

A rough path or road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed.

Usage examples:

Follow the track to the farm

verb

Follow the trail or movements of (someone or something), typically in order to find them or note their course.

Usage examples:

Secondary radars that track the aircraft in flight

verb

Tow (a canoe) along a waterway from the bank.

Usage examples:

He was going to track the canoe up the ice-hung rapids

noun

A mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something.

Usage examples:

A trail of blood on the grass

verb

Draw or be drawn along behind someone or something.

Usage examples:

Alex trailed a hand through the clear water

noun

Difficulty or problems.

Usage examples:

I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

Usage examples:

[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

noun

A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one.

Usage examples:

Is the little tyke up to his tricks again?

noun

A small child

noun

A puppy.

Usage examples:

Sometimes mothers will really put up a fuss about me taking their new whelps and putting them in a …

verb

(of a female dog) give birth to (a puppy).

Usage examples:

Copper whelped seven puppies

noun

A puppy (= young dog)