Meaning

• To pursue with the intent to catch.

• To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

  "The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."

• To fasten a hatch securely.

  "It is very important to dog down these hatches..."

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

  "I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."

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

  "A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."

• To criticize.

• To divide (a watch) with a comrade.