Meanings
nounalpha dog (plural alpha dogs)
plural alpha dogs
- figurativelyoftenA dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female.
verbalpha dog (third-person singular simple present alpha dogs, present participle alpha dogging, simple past and past participle alpha dogged)
present singular third person alpha dogs · participle present alpha dogging · participle past alpha dogged · past alpha dogged
- alternativeAlternative form of alpha-dog.
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