"dog" noun 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" [syn: domestic dog (http://word.sc/domestic dog), Canis familiaris (http://word.sc/Canis familiaris)] a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" [syn: frump (http://word.sc/frump)] informal term for a man; "you lucky dog" someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: cad (http://word.sc/cad), bounder (http://word.sc/bounder), blackguard (http://word.sc/blackguard), hound (http://word.sc/hound), heel (http://word.sc/heel)] a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank (http://word.sc/frank), frankfurter (http://word.sc/frankfurter), hotdog (http://word.sc/hotdog), hot dog (http://word.sc/hot dog), wiener (http://word.sc/wiener), wienerwurst (http://word.sc/wienerwurst), weenie (http://word.sc/weenie)] a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: pawl (http://word.sc/pawl), detent (http://word.sc/detent), click (http://word.sc/click)] metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: andiron (http://word.sc/andiron), firedog (http://word.sc/firedog), dog-iron (http://word.sc/dog-iron)] verb go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: chase (http://word.sc/chase), chase after (http://word.sc/chase after), trail (http://word.sc/trail), tail (http://word.sc/tail), tag (http://word.sc/tag), give chase (http://word.sc/give chase), go after (http://word.sc/go after), track (http://word.sc/track)] [also: dogging (http://word.sc/dogging), dogged (http://word.sc/dogged)] Source: http://www.word.sc/dog

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