dogged
Dictionary
verb
- To pursue with the intent to catch.
- To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
"The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."
- To fasten a hatch securely.
"It is very important to dog down these hatches..."
- To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
"I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."
- To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
"A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."
- To criticize.
- To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
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