ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tog

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /tɒɡ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tog is a noun meaning (transitive) To dress (often with up or out).

Meaning

(transitive) To dress (often with up or out).

More Meanings

  1. (knitting) Abbreviation of together.
  2. A tautog, a large wrasse native to the eastern coast of North America.
  3. (transitive) To fish for tautog.
  4. A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre
  5. (slang, archaic) A cloak.
  6. (slang, archaic) A coat.
  7. (slang, New Zealand) swimwear.

Example Sentences

Row 1 (Right side): Slip 1, K1, K2 tog, YO, K 10, (K2 tog, YO) twice, K3.
If the tog said he'd deliver A grade shots but actually delivered D grade – tog is at fault
Though most jetty anglers fish the tip when looking for blackfish, tog can often be found along the entire structure.
Another mindset that seems to work well for new togging recruits is to ask them to wait until the fish ‘takes the rod down’.

Word Forms

Synonyms for tog

Depending on context, synonyms include lensman, lenswoman, photog, apparel, raiment, garb.

Antonyms for tog

Common opposites include strip, disrobe, undress, discase, unclothe, uncase.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include apparel, garment, raiment, dress, clothe, garb.

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