present participle of dog

plural of dog

(slang, US) Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat. / (usually with the) A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing. / (nautical) Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dog

One of the dog days of summer: a late-summer day.

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, idiomatic) An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dog, breakfast.

A police dog trained to sniff out illegal goods such as drugs or explosives.

(idiomatic, transitive) To follow diligently.

plural of dog and bone

(US) A dog temporarily resident in or obtained from an animal shelter.