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dogged

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dog⋅ged

1  [daw-gid, dog-id]
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–adjective
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME: having characteristics of a dog; see dog, -ed 3

Related forms:
dog⋅ged⋅ly, adverb
dog⋅ged⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
mulish, inflexible, unyielding. See stubborn.

dogged

2  [dawgd, dogd]
–adjective Southern U.S.
doggoned; damned; confounded: Well, I'll be dogged!

dog

  [dawg, dog] noun, verb, dogged, dog⋅ging.
–noun
1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
2. any carnivore of the dogfamily Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and slender muzzle, a deep-chested muscular body, a bushy tail, and large, erect ears. Compare canid.
3. the male of such an animal.
4. any of various animals resembling a dog.
5. a despicable man or youth.
6. Informal. a fellow in general: a lucky dog.
7. dogs, Slang. feet.
8. Slang.
a. something worthless or of extremely poor quality: That used car you bought is a dog.
b. an utter failure; flop: Critics say his new play is a dog.
9. Slang. an ugly, boring, or crude person.
10. Slang. hot dog.
11. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. either of two constellations, Canis Major or Canis Minor.
12. Machinery.
a. any of various mechanical devices, as for gripping or holding something.
b. a projection on a moving part for moving steadily or for tripping another part with which it engages.
13. Also called gripper, nipper. Metalworking. a device on a drawbench for drawing the work through the die.
14. a cramp binding together two timbers.
15. an iron bar driven into a stone or timber to provide a means of lifting it.
16. an andiron; firedog.
17. Meteorology. a sundog or fogdog.
18. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter D.
–verb (used with object)
19. to follow or track like a dog, esp. with hostile intent; hound.
20. to drive or chase with a dog or dogs.
21. Machinery. to fasten with dogs.
—Idioms
22. dog it, Informal.
a. to shirk one's responsibility; loaf on the job.
b. to retreat, flee, renege, etc.: a sponsor who dogged it when needed most.
23. go to the dogs, Informal. to deteriorate; degenerate morally or physically: This neighborhood is going to the dogs.
24. lead a dog's life, to have an unhappy or harassed existence: He maintained that he led a dog's life in the army.
25. let sleeping dogs lie, to refrain from action that would alter an existing situation for fear of causing greater problems or complexities.
26. put on the dog, Informal. to assume an attitude of wealth or importance; put on airs.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME dogge, OE docga

Related forms:
dogless, adjective
doglike, adjective
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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dog   (dôg, dŏg)   
n.  

  1. A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris) related to the foxes and wolves and raised in a wide variety of breeds.

  2. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.

  3. A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of the fox or a domesticated breed.

  4. Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog.

  5. Informal

    1. A person: You won, you lucky dog.

    2. A person regarded as contemptible: You stole my watch, you dog.

    3. A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.

    4. Something of inferior or low quality: "The President had read the speech to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).

    5. An investment that produces a low return or a loss.

  6. Slang

    1. A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.

    2. Something of inferior or low quality: "The President had read the speech to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).

    3. An investment that produces a low return or a loss.

  7. dogs Slang The feet.

  8. See andiron.

  9. Slang A hot dog; a wiener.

  10. Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.

  11. Astronomy A sun dog.

adv.  Totally; completely. Often used in combination: dog-tired.
tr.v.   dogged, dog·ging, dogs

  1. To track or trail persistently: "A stranger then is still dogging us" (Arthur Conan Doyle).

  2. To hold or fasten with a mechanical device: "Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into place and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity" (Tom Clancy).


[Middle English dogge, from Old English docga.]
dog·ged   (dô'gĭd, dŏg'ĭd)   
adj.  Stubbornly persevering; tenacious. See Synonyms at obstinate.
dog'ged·ly adv., dog'ged·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
dog

  1. n.
    a foot. (Usually plural.) : I gotta get home and soak my dogs.
  2. n.
    an ugly girl. (Rude and derogatory.) : I'm no dog, but I could wish for some changes.
  3. n.
    something undesirable or worthless; merchandise that no one wants to buy. : Put the dogs out on the sale table so people will see them.
  4. n.
    dog dung. (See also dog-doo.) : There's some dog on the lawn.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dog  (n.)
O.E. docga, a late, rare word used of a powerful breed of canine. It forced out O.E. hund (the general Gmc. and IE word; see canine) by 16c. and subsequently was picked up in many continental languages (cf. Fr. dogue, Dan. dogge), but the origin remains one of the great mysteries of English etymology. Many expressions -- a dog's life (1607), go to the dogs (1619), etc. -- reflect earlier hard use of the animals as hunting accessories, not pampered pets. In ancient times, "the dog" was the worst throw in dice (attested in Gk., L., and Skt., where the word for "the lucky player" was lit. "the dog-killer"), which plausibly explains the Gk. word for "danger," kindynas, which appears to be "play the dog." Slang meaning "ugly woman" is from 1930s; that of "sexually aggressive man" is from 1950s. Dog tag is from 1918. Dogs "feet" is 1913, from rhyming slang dog's meat. To dog-ear a book is from 1659; dog-eared in extended sense of "worn, unkempt" is from 1894. Dogfish is first recorded 1475; dogwood is 1617, earlier dog-tree (1548).
"Notwithstanding, as a dog hath a day, so may I perchance have time to declare it in deeds." [Queen Elizabeth, 1550]

"It is ill wakyng of a sleapyng dogge." [Heywood, 1562]
Phrase to put on the dog "get dressed up" (1934) may refer back to the stiff collars that in the 1890s were the height of male fashion, with ref. to dog collars. The common Sp. word for "dog," perro, also is a mystery word of unknown origin, perhaps from Iberian.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dog
Pronunciation: 'dog
Function: noun
often attributive : a highly variable carnivorous domesticated mammal of the genus Canis(C. familiaris) closely related to the common wolf (Canis lupus); broadly : any member of the family Canidae
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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