What part of speech is dog?

Dog can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dog is a verb, present, 1st person singular of dog (infinitive).
  • 2. dog is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. dog is a noun, singular of dogs.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does dog mean?

Definitions

Verb

dog - To pursue with the intent to catch.
dog - To follow in an annoying way, to constantly be affected by.
dog - To fasten a hatch securely.
dog - To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place, on the pretence of walking the dog; see also dogging.
dog - To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
dog - To position oneself on all fours, after the manner of a dog.

Noun

dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
dog - a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
dog - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
dog - a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"
dog - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
dog - metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"

Examples of dog

#   Sentence  
1. noun The dog barked all night.
2. noun You lucky dog.
3. noun You dirty dog.
4. noun She's a real dog.
5. noun Police said Bernard confessed to detectives that he had sex with a young girl in November 2002 and admitted to knowing about sexual acts involving children and a dog that occurred at Hosanna Church.
6. noun Please check out my who let the dog out blog.
7. noun I was searching for dog food info and found this post.
8. noun Dr. Fortier, an orthodontist, learned there was at least one polar bear in the central region of Baffin Island in July 2001 when he felt what he thought was a dog leaning on his tent wall.
9. noun If so, then does that mean that if you watched a scary movie and your dog/cat/parrot was in the same room as you they will also get scared?
10. noun To a dog, watching T.V. is a lot like watching and old scratchy silent film because their flicker fusion seems to occur at a rate of 70 to 80Hz.
11. noun So chances are that if your dog likes to watch T.V., it’s probably because of the sounds.
12. noun There is already a little dog house that I would turn into a little rabbit hutch being kept back there and I was thinking about keeping the rabbit in the run with the chickens, but keeping the chickens in the coop and the rabbit in the hutch at night.
13. noun Hi, I am a dog trainer for 25 yrs.
14. noun This type of harness goes around the dogs chest and legs and has a clip for the leash up on the back of the dog in middle of shoulder blades.
15. noun You want your dog to admire you as his pack leader, not fear you.
Sentence  
noun
The dog barked all night.
You lucky dog.
You dirty dog.
She's a real dog.
Police said Bernard confessed to detectives that he had sex with a young girl in November 2002 and admitted to knowing about sexual acts involving children and a dog that occurred at Hosanna Church.
Please check out my who let the dog out blog.
I was searching for dog food info and found this post.
Dr. Fortier, an orthodontist, learned there was at least one polar bear in the central region of Baffin Island in July 2001 when he felt what he thought was a dog leaning on his tent wall.
If so, then does that mean that if you watched a scary movie and your dog/cat/parrot was in the same room as you they will also get scared?
To a dog, watching T.V. is a lot like watching and old scratchy silent film because their flicker fusion seems to occur at a rate of 70 to 80Hz.
So chances are that if your dog likes to watch T.V., it’s probably because of the sounds.
There is already a little dog house that I would turn into a little rabbit hutch being kept back there and I was thinking about keeping the rabbit in the run with the chickens, but keeping the chickens in the coop and the rabbit in the hutch at night.
Hi, I am a dog trainer for 25 yrs.
This type of harness goes around the dogs chest and legs and has a clip for the leash up on the back of the dog in middle of shoulder blades.
You want your dog to admire you as his pack leader, not fear you.

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