Dog
Dog verb - To subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders.
Usage example: tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
Press
Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
How words are described
| human | human dog | human press |
| old | old dog | old press |
| good | good dog | good press |
| single | single dog | single press |
| Other adjectives: simple, small, gay, actual, real, large, huge, wrong, little, bad, new, mechanical, yellow, military, random. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The mayor stressed repeatedly, in her ninety-second impromptu press conference, that there is no unbearable, soul-tearing sound that rips at the sinews of your very being coming from the dog park.
Source: Podcast / Welcome to Night Vale -
Why the hell is a dog/clown/car/laundry press/platoon of green army men toys/pair of chattering teeth trying to kill people?
Source: Rule of Scary - A notable difference from Pac-Man is that you had to press a button to transform into a dog, so you could save the bones for when you really needed them.
Source: Video Game / Mouse Trap
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Press and Dog. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dog/press
Dog & Press. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dog/press>.
Press or Dog. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dog/press.
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