n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: dogged \ ' do ̇ gd, ' dägd \ ; dog · ging
Date: 1519
1 a : to hunt, track, or follow like a hound < dogged her every move> b : to worry as if by pursuit with dogs : PLAGUE < dogged by his past failures> c : to bother or pester persistently < dogged him about his grades>
2 : to fasten with a dog
– dog it : to fail to do one's best : GOLDBRICK