DOGGED

/dɒɡd/

Scrabble

WWF

D(2) O(1) G(2) G(2) E(1) D(2)

NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓

Definition

/dɒɡd/

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.”