Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

dog

n. 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

n. informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"

Eskimo, Esquimau

n. the language spoken by the Eskimo

Eskimo, Esquimau

n. a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')

dog, frump

n. a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"

dog, andiron, firedog, fire dog

n. metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"

click, dog, pawl, detent

n. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

dog, hound, heel, cad, bounder, blackguard

n. someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"

tag, chase, track, dog, tail, trail, go after, chase after

v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

follow, go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

drag, trail, drop behind, hang back, get behind

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

force out, evict

v. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

expel, throw out, boot out, kick out, oust, drum out

v. remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

herd, crowd, crowd together, herd together, drive together

v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

go along, tag along

v. go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

turn back, run off, drive off, dispel, chase away, drive away, drive out

v. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"

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