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dogged

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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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