Definitions for dogged

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dogged dog·ged

Spelling: [daw-gid, dog-id]

IPA: /ˈdɔ gɪd, ˈdɒg ɪd/

Dogged is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 44 anagrams from letters in dogged (ddeggo).

Definitions for dogged

noun

1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
2. any carnivore of the dog family 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:
7. dogs, Slang. feet.
8. Slang. something worthless or of extremely poor quality: an utter failure; flop:
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. any of various mechanical devices, as for gripping or holding something. 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.

Idioms

1. dog it, Informal. to shirk one's responsibility; loaf on the job. to retreat, flee, renege, etc.:
2. go to the dogs, Informal. to deteriorate; degenerate morally or physically:
3. lead a dog's life, to have an unhappy or harassed existence:
4. let sleeping dogs lie, to refrain from action that would alter an existing situation for fear of causing greater problems or complexities.
5. put on the dog, Informal. to assume an attitude of wealth or importance; put on airs.
6. throw to the dogs. throw (def 57).

adjective

1. persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious:
2. doggoned; damned; confounded:

verb (used with object)

1. to follow or track like a dog, especially with hostile intent; hound.
2. to drive or chase with a dog or dogs.
3. Machinery. to fasten with dogs.

Origin of dogged

1275-1325; Middle English: having characteristics of a dog; see dog, -ed³

Examples for dogged

It made a dogged, desperate resistance and was almost unbeatable.

Not dogged, trapped, made desperate by fate, but cheerfully and of his own free will.

Figuring how to train Iraqi forces has dogged the United States since the 2003 invasion.

"The Signorina is not for him," repeated Gaspare, with a dogged emphasis.

"Ye-es, sir," returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.

Identity issues seem to have dogged Otis since his troubles began.

Allegations of sexual misconduct have dogged Carl DeMaio since he entered politics.

As it was, she drove him to a dogged pursuit of the man he was convinced was the real culprit.

Further, DeMaio has been a dogged fundraiser and had $1.4 million on hand in his most recent FEC filing.

When the dogged Singer proved that his source was lying, he wrote a different kind of book.