ATTACK DOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does attack dog mean? 

• ATTACK DOG (noun)
  The noun ATTACK DOG has 1 sense:

1. a watchdog trained to attack on command

  Familiarity information: ATTACK DOG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATTACK DOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A watchdog trained to attack on command

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("attack dog" is a kind of...):

guard dog; watchdog (a dog trained to guard property)