"dogs" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɒɡz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɔɡz/ [US], /dɑɡz/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-dogs.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒɡz, -ɔɡz, -ɑɡz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} dogs
  1. plural of dog Tags: form-of, plural Form of: dog
    Sense id: en-dogs-en-noun-1w7MI1N2

Noun

IPA: /dɒɡz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɔɡz/ [US], /dɑɡz/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-dogs.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒɡz, -ɔɡz, -ɑɡz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} dogs pl (plural only)
  1. (slang, US) Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat. Tags: US, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-dogs-en-noun-vzFYjuju Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 24 21 10 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 26 20 9 21
  2. (slang, US) Toes Tags: US, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-dogs-en-noun-RwnkvW1C Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 24 21 10 22 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 8 22 30 15 8 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 23 30 19 8 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 26 20 9 21
  3. (usually with the) A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing. Tags: plural, plural-only, usually
    Sense id: en-dogs-en-noun-2ZAqKQXy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 24 21 10 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 26 20 9 21
  4. (nautical) Fasteners securing a watertight hatch. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-dogs-en-noun-oy6LQMQD Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dogs bark, let sleeping dogs lie, gone to the dogs

Verb

IPA: /dɒɡz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɔɡz/ [US], /dɑɡz/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-dogs.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒɡz, -ɔɡz, -ɑɡz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dogs
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dog Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: dog
    Sense id: en-dogs-en-verb-ZaYrZveC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 24 21 10 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 26 20 9 21

Alternative forms

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