| dog | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog | 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 animal, domesticated animal | any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment. |
| ~ puppy | a young dog. |
| ~ canid, canine | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles. |
| ~ canis, genus canis | type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals. |
| ~ doggie, doggy, pooch, barker, bow-wow | informal terms for dogs. |
| ~ cur, mutt, mongrel | an inferior dog or one of mixed breed. |
| ~ lapdog | a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap. |
| ~ toy dog, toy | any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets. |
| ~ hunting dog | a dog used in hunting game. |
| ~ working dog | any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs. |
| ~ carriage dog, coach dog, dalmatian | a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia. |
| ~ basenji | small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark. |
| ~ pug, pug-dog | small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle. |
| ~ leonberg | a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland. |
| ~ newfoundland, newfoundland dog | a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland. |
| ~ great pyrenees | bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland. |
| ~ spitz | any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail. |
| ~ belgian griffon, brussels griffon, griffon | breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle. |
| ~ corgi, welsh corgi | either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head. |
| ~ poodle, poodle dog | an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs. |
| ~ mexican hairless | any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico. |
| ~ flag | a conspicuously marked or shaped tail. |
| ~ pack | a group of hunting animals. |
| n. (person) | 2. dog, frump | a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman.; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" |
| ~ disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman | a woman who is an unpleasant person. |
| n. (person) | 3. dog | informal term for a man.; "you lucky dog" |
| ~ bloke, chap, fella, fellow, lad, blighter, cuss, feller, gent | a boy or man.; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" |
| n. (person) | 4. blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel, hound | someone who is morally reprehensible.; "you dirty dog" |
| ~ perisher | bounder. |
| ~ scoundrel, villain | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately. |
| n. (food) | 5. dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst | a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll. |
| ~ sausage | highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings. |
| ~ vienna sausage | short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off. |
| ~ red hot, hot dog, hotdog | a frankfurter served hot on a bun. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. click, detent, dog, pawl | a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward. |
| ~ catch, stop | a restraint that checks the motion of something.; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" |
| ~ rachet, ratch, ratchet | mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. andiron, dog, dog-iron, firedog | metal supports for logs in a fireplace.; "the andirons were too hot to touch" |
| ~ support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| v. (motion) | 8. chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| ~ tree | chase an animal up a tree.; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| ~ quest | search the trail of (game).; "The dog went off and quested" |
| ~ hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly.; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" |
| ~ run down | pursue until captured.; "They ran down the fugitive" |
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