"alpha dog" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "A dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female."
      ],
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          "dog",
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        ],
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          "alpha female",
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        ]
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        "(often figuratively) A dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "alpha-dog"
        }
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "often"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "alpha dog"
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    {
      "form": "alpha dogs",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "alpha dogging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alpha dogged",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alpha dogged",
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        "past"
      ]
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        "Alternative form of alpha-dog."
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  "word": "alpha dog"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "alpha dogs",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female."
      ],
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          "dominant"
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        [
          "dog",
          "dog"
        ],
        [
          "alpha male",
          "alpha male"
        ],
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          "alpha female",
          "alpha female"
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        "(often figuratively) A dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "often"
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  "word": "alpha dog"
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      "form": "alpha dogs",
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      "form": "alpha dogging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "alpha dogged",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "alpha dogged",
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