dogs Definition

canid; especially : a highly variable domestic mammal (Canis familiaris) closely related to the gray wolf

a male dog; also : a male usually carnivorous mammal

a worthless or contemptible person

to hunt, track, or follow like a hound

to worry as if by pursuit with dogs : plague

to bother or pester persistently

in great quantities : very hard

to fight or argue a lot or in a very forceful and angry way

to become ruined : to change to a much worse condition

to ignore a problem because trying to deal with it could cause an even more difficult situation

a powerful canid (Lycaon pictus) that has a mottled coat of black, white, and reddish yellow, lives and hunts in packs, and was formerly common in sub-Saharan Africa but is now restricted to small populations in southern and eastern Africa —called also African hunting dog

any of a breed of medium-sized dogs that were developed in Australia to herd cattle and that have upright ears and a red or blue mottled coat

any of a breed of large powerful long-coated black dogs of Swiss origin that have tan and white markings and were developed as draft animals

to watch closely

to seek out : follow, detect