Dog vs. Pawl

Dognoun

A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

Dognoun

A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).

Dognoun

A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

Dognoun

(slang) A man (derived from definition 2).

Dognoun

A coward.

Dognoun

(derogatory) Someone who is morally reprehensible.

Dognoun

(slang) A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).

Dognoun

Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.

Dognoun

A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)

Dognoun

A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

Dognoun

(cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.

Dognoun

A hot dog.

Dognoun

Underdog.

Dognoun

Foot.

Dognoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.

Dognoun

One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.

Dogverb

(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.

Dogverb

(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

Dogverb

To fasten a hatch securely.

Dogverb

To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

Dogverb

To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

Dognoun

A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (Canis familiaris).

Dognoun

A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.

Dognoun

A fellow; - used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog.

Dognoun

One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).

Dognoun

An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.

Dognoun

A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them.

Dognoun

an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman.

Dognoun

a hot dog.

Dogverb

To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.

Dognoun

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds;

Dognoun

a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman;

Dognoun

informal term for a man;

Dognoun

someone who is morally reprehensible;

Dognoun

a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

Dognoun

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Dognoun

metal supports for logs in a fireplace;

Dogverb

go after with the intent to catch;

Dog

The domestic dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. The dog derived from an ancient, extinct wolf, and the modern grey wolf is the dog's nearest living relative.

Pawlnoun

A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

Pawlnoun

A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.

Pawlverb

(transitive) To stop with a pawl.

Pawlnoun

A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.

Pawlverb

To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.

Pawlnoun

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Pawl

A pawl is a mechanical component that engages with another component to prevent movement in one direction, or prevent movement altogether. It is a type of latch.