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(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch. / (transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way. / (transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.

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Source Word

dog

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɒɡ/

Verb

transitive intransitive

Japanese Meaning

捕まえる目的で追いかける / 執拗につきまとう / （船舶で）ハッチをしっかりと固定する

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They dog the fugitive through the canyon until he collapses from exhaustion.

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彼らは逃亡者を追跡して峡谷を通り、彼が疲れ果てて倒れるまで追い詰めた。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step.

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Sense（3）

(transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.

It is very important to dog down these hatches.

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Sense（4）

(intransitive, emerging usage in Britain) To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

I admit that I like to dog at my local country park.

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Sense（5）

(intransitive, transitive) To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it.

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Sense（6）

(transitive) To criticize.

Harmon Rabb (David James Elliott): Are you dogging Harm's special meatless meatloaf?

Sarah MacKenzie (Catherine Bell): Let's put it this way. If you were to make the Harmon Special on this ship, they'd have to unload it with the toxic waste.

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