bedogv.
/bɪˈdɒɡ/ 1. transitive. To call ‘dog’.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > abuse [verb (transitive)] > call names > specific
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1794 J. Wolcot Rowland for Oliver in Wks. II. 260 Be-dogging this poor singer, that be-bitching.
2. To follow about like a dog, to dog.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow closely
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to stick to ——1801
to tread or follow on the kibes of1820
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1858 E. J. Trelawny Rec. Shelley, Byron (1878) ii. 57 Envy, malice, and hatred bedogged his steps.
Derivatives
beˈdogged adj. Become like a dog.
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1692 J. Smith Scarronnides 43 She had told her dear bedogged.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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