dogs

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɒɡz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /dɔɡz/

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• (US, Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /dɑɡz/
• Rhymes: -ɒɡz, -ɔɡz, -ɑɡz

dogs

1. plural of dog

dogs pl (plural only)

1. (slang, US) Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat. [from early 20th c.]

   My dogs are tired. Let's get a taxi.

2. (usually with the) A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing.

   I lost money at the dogs last night.

3. (nautical) Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.

• dogs bark
• gone to the dogs

dogs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of dog

• Gods, gods

dogs

1. nominative plural of dog