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Meaning:
acronym:
- Digital on-screen graphic
- Digitally Originated Graphic
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Noun:
- "A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl." (See also: ratchet, windlass)
- A hot dog.
- A male dog, as opposed to a bitch (a female dog.)
- A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
- An animal, member of the genus ''Canis'' (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated for thousands of years; occurs in many breeds. Scientific name: ''Canis lupus familiaris''.
- Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
- derogatory A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
- derogatory Someone who is morally reprehensible.
- _|slang Underdog
- slang A coward
- almost always|_|in plural feet.
- slang A man.
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Verb:
- transitive|emerging usage in|_|British To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place, on the pretence of ''walking the dog''; see also dogging.
- transitive|nautical To fasten a hatch securely.
- intransitive (up) to position oneself on all fours, after the manner of a dog - probably related to doggy style.
- transitive To follow in an annoying way, to constantly be affected by.
- transitive To go after with the intent to catch.
- transitive To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished. (Often takes ''it'' as object.) Has also been called ''soldiering'' or ''goldbricking''.
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