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Meaning of dog

- A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).
- A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
- A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog.
- One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
- An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.
- A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them.
- An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill.
- A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool.
- To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.

Crossword clue for dog

- Alsatian, say
- Bedevil
- Boxer or terrier
- Canine
- Follow drug sniffer
- follow persistently
- Four-legged friend
- Frankfurter in a bread roll, hot ...
- Hound or tail
- Labrador or dachshund
- Ogden upset on losing points when showing pet
- Pet
- Popular pet
- puppy
- Pursue unstintingly
- Stalk man’s best friend