adj
Meaning 1
Low; sneaking; ashamed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hangdog
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noun
Meaning 2
A base, degraded person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sneak, gallows bird, crack-hemp, crack-rope, gallows, hang dog, hangdog, hempie, scapegallows, slip-halter, wag-halter
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To move or loiter in a sneaking or ashamed manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
frightened into submission or compliance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
showing a sense of guilt- Eric Linklater
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a guilty look
- the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guilty, shamefaced, shamed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From hang + dog.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: гузен (guzen) — sneaking; ashamed
- Bulgarian: виновен (vinoven) — sneaking; ashamed
- Mon: ကျာဲကၠဵု — sneaking; ashamed
- Polish: zawstydzony — sneaking; ashamed
- Bulgarian: подлец (podlec) — A base, degraded person
- Bulgarian: обесник (obesnik) — A base, degraded person
- Polish: nędznik — A base, degraded person
- Polish: nędznica — A base, degraded person