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English noun: dog | |||
| 1. | dog (animal) 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 | ||
| Samples | The dog barked all night. | ||
| Synonyms | Canis familiaris, domestic dog | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | canid, canine, domestic animal, domesticated animal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barker, basenji, Belgian griffon, bow-wow, Brussels griffon, carriage dog, coach dog, corgi, cur, dalmatian, doggie, doggy, Great Pyrenees, griffon, hunting dog, lapdog, Leonberg, Mexican hairless, mongrel, mutt, Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog, pooch, poodle, poodle dog, pug, pug-dog, puppy, spitz, toy, toy dog, Welsh corgi, working dog | ||
| Part holonym | flag | ||
| Member meronym | Canis, genus Canis, pack | ||
| 2. | dog (person) a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman | ||
| Samples | She got a reputation as a frump. She's a real dog. | ||
| Synonyms | frump | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman | ||
| 3. | dog (person) informal term for a man | ||
| Samples | You lucky dog. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blighter, bloke, chap, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, gent, lad | ||
| 4. | dog (person) someone who is morally reprehensible | ||
| Samples | You dirty dog. | ||
| Synonyms | blackguard, bounder, cad, heel, hound | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scoundrel, villain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | perisher | ||
| 5. | dog (food) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | ||
| Synonyms | frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sausage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Vienna sausage | ||
| Part meronym | hot dog, hotdog, red hot | ||
| 6. | dog (artifact) a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward | ||
| Synonyms | click, detent, pawl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | catch, stop | ||
| Part meronym | rachet, ratch, ratchet | ||
| 7. | dog (artifact) metal supports for logs in a fireplace | ||
| Samples | The andirons were too hot to touch. | ||
| Synonyms | andiron, dog-iron, firedog | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
English verb: dog | |||
| 1. | dog (motion) go after with the intent to catch | ||
| Samples | The policeman chased the mugger down the alley. The dog chased the rabbit. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot dog Sue | ||
| Synonyms | chase, chase after, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follow, pursue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hound, hunt, quest, run down, trace, tree | ||
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