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Meaning of "lapdog" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAPDOG

lapdog  [ˈlæpˌdɒɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAPDOG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lapdog is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAPDOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lapdog

Lap dog

A lapdog or lap dog is a dog that is both small enough to be held in the arms or lie comfortably on a person's lap and temperamentally predisposed to do so. Lapdogs are not a specific breed, but is a generic term for a type of dog of small size and friendly disposition. Lapdogs historically were kept in many societies around the world by individuals with leisure time, as docile companion animals with no working function. Genetic analysis reveals that lapdogs are among the earliest specific types of dogs to live with people. Today, most lapdog breeds fall into the Toy breed group.

Definition of lapdog in the English dictionary

The definition of lapdog in the dictionary is a pet dog small and docile enough to be cuddled in the lap. Other definition of lapdog is a person who attaches himself to someone in admiration or infatuation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAPDOG


bandog
ˈbænˌdɒɡ
bird-dog
ˈbɜːdˌdɒɡ
birddog
ˈbɜːdˌdɒɡ
bulldog
ˈbʊlˌdɒɡ
coondog
ˈkuːnˌdɒɡ
coydog
ˈkɔɪˌdɒɡ
firedog
ˈfaɪəˌdɒɡ
fogdog
ˈfɒɡˌdɒɡ
hangdog
ˈhæŋˌdɒɡ
hopdog
ˈhɒpˌdɒɡ
hot-dog
ˈhɒtˌdɒɡ
overdog
ˈəʊvəˌdɒɡ
seadog
ˈsiːˌdɒɡ
sheepdog
ˈʃiːpˌdɒɡ
sundog
ˈsʌnˌdɒɡ
underdog
ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ
wardog
ˈwɔːˌdɒɡ
watchdog
ˈwɒtʃˌdɒɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAPDOG

lap up
lap-chart
lap-jointed
laparoscope
laparoscopic
laparoscopist
laparoscopy
laparotomies
laparotomy
lapboard
lapel
lapel badge
LaPerm
lapful
lapheld
lapidarian
lapidaries
lapidarist
lapidary
lapidate

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAPDOG

attack dog
black dog
Canaan dog
chili dog
Eskimo dog
French bulldog
German shepherd dog
gun dog
hot dog
maremma sheepdog
Newfoundland dog
Old English sheepdog
Polish Lowland sheepdog
Portuguese water dog
put on the dog
shepherd dog
Shetland sheepdog
top dog
water dog
working dog

Synonyms and antonyms of lapdog in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lapdog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAPDOG

Find out the translation of lapdog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lapdog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lapdog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哈巴狗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perro faldero
570 millions of speakers

English

lapdog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lapdog
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ككلب مدلل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болонка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cachorrinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lapdog
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toutous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lapdog
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schoßhund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愛玩犬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애견은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nglampahi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lapdog
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lapdog
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेपडॉग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

köpeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cagnolino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lapdog
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болонка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catelusul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λακές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lapdog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lapdog
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjødehund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lapdog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAPDOG»

The term «lapdog» is regularly used and occupies the 68.764 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAPDOG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lapdog» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lapdog» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lapdog

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAPDOG»

Discover the use of lapdog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lapdog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sidekick: Bulldog to Lapdog : British Global Strategy from ...
Drawing on research over many years, and on his own experiences in public life on both sides of the Atlantic in London and Washington think-tanks, Haseler outlines the key reasons for Britains supine attitude towards the U.S.A. --a strategy ...
Stephen Haseler, 2007
2
The Triumph of Consciousness: Overcoming False ...
The Triumph of Consciousness traces the history of globalization during the past hundred-plus years by examining the writings and public statements of various financial and political elites who are determined to implement an authoritative, ...
Christopher James Clark, 2010
3
Sanas Chormaic: Cormac's glossary
There was a heautiful lapdog in the possession of a friend of Cairhre Muse in Britain, and Cairbre got it from him [thus]. Once as Cairbre (went) to his house, he was made welcome to everything save the lapdog. Cairbre Muse had a wonderful ...
Cormac (King of Cashel), John O'Donovan, Whitley Stokes, 1868
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An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to ...
They said someone new had appeared on the wharf, a lady with a lapdog. Dmitry Dmitrych Gurov, after living in Yalta for two weeks and accustomed to the local ways, was one of those who took an interest in new faces. Sitting in Vemet's cafe,  ...
Nicholas Rzhevsky, 2005
5
No Code Required: Giving Users Tools to Transform the Web
LAPDOG generates them all, efficiently maintaining the alternative hypotheses in a structure that parallels the original demonstration except that every action argument is represented by its set of alternative supports. With multiple examples  ...
Allen Cypher, Mira Dontcheva, Tessa Lau, 2010
6
The Secret Life of Things: Animals, Objects, and ...
In each case, as the recipient of excessive human regard, the lapdog is constructed both as inhuman and as a thing. In Oliver Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefuld (1766), the eponymous clergyman complained of the fashion for sentimentalizing lap- ...
Mark Blackwell, 2007
7
Making Journalists: Diverse Models, Global Issues
10. FROM. LAPDOG. TO. WATCHDOG. The. role. of. the. press. in. Latin. America's. democratization. Rosental. Calmon. Alves. Over the past two decades, Latin America has experienced an unprecedented period of political stability and  ...
Hugo de Burgh, 2006
8
Hostile Force
When his SMG snapped empty, Lapdog reached for a second magazine, his finger pressing the eject button to release the exhausted clip. It hit the tiled floor, bouncing. Lapdog began to slide in the fresh magazine. And that was when Sorin  ...
Don Pendleton, 2013
9
The Rival Lapdog and the Tale, (As Ladys Fancys Never Fail;) ...
Title: The Rival Lapdog and the Tale, (As Ladys Fancys never fail;) That little Rival to the Great, etc. [In verse.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom.
Anonymous, 2011
10
The Psychology of the Human-Animal Bond: A Resource for ...
many seventeenth- and eighteenth-century lapdogs were imported from Holland, Italy, France, most breeds of lapdog originated in the East” (Wyett, 2000).1 Beyond their associations with the world beyond the borders of Great Britain, the most ...
Christopher Blazina, Güler Boyra, David Shen-Miller, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAPDOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lapdog is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Handful of Huskies keep Mason City couple on the move
Later a small lapdog barked out the window of a different car as the vehicle went past. Three children wandered over to pet the Bresnahan ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Candidates take stronger stand at forum for Houston controller …
... office in power," said former City Councilman Jew Don Boney, who went on to say the controller must not be an ally or lapdog to the mayor. «Chron.com, Jul 15»
3
Help Stephen Colbert Escape A Man-Sized … - Game Informer
Why did you have to remind us that time he was Anita's lapdog? That's more of a detriment than a positive thing to be quite honest. Edit Delete. «Game Informer, Jul 15»
4
Dinosaurs: Velociraptor Was a 'Fluffy, Feathered Poodle From Hell'
That's because the real Velociraptor was a lapdog-sized predator covered in feathers. Palaeontologists have known this for a while. If you look ... «TIME, Jul 15»
5
Dempsey Describes Chairman's Job as Being 'The Dash'
“I remember working for General Shelton and [reading] some very hurtful … articles about him … as a lapdog of the president -- by the way, ... «Department of Defense, Jul 15»
6
We cannot escape the week's news
Despite his friendship with President Obama, he is not an administration lapdog. His questions and statements will give an indication of the ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
7
Japan Protest Movement against Growing Militarism: Are These the …
However, what Abe has now discovered is that even with a lapdog press, if you kick too many times, they will bite. A furor ensued. The Editorial ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
8
Wheatley shot first, but found himself outgunned | The Times
... said that the group “had strongly supported the transformation of the financial regulator from lapdog to watchdog” under Mr Wheatley. «The Times, Jul 15»
9
Search for City watchdog head after Wheatley quits - The Scotsman
Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said it had strongly supported the “transformation of the financial regulator from lapdog to watchdog” ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
10
NAFDAC In Rotting State, Petitioners Say, Alleging Fraud And …
The EFCC has become a lapdog of corrupt politicians since Aondoakaa took it over,” the source said. SaharaReporters was advised that by ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»

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