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pug 1
(pŭg)n.
1. A dog of a small sturdy breed developed in China, having a short muzzle, wrinkled face, short smooth coat, and tightly curled tail.
2. A pug nose.
[Origin unknown.]
pug 2
(pŭg)n.
1. Clay ground and kneaded with water into a plastic consistency for forming bricks or pottery.
2. A machine for grinding and mixing clay.
tr.v. pugged, pug·ging, pugs
1. To work or knead (clay) with water.
2. To fill in with clay or mortar.
3. To make soundproof by covering or packing with clay, mortar, sawdust, or felt.
[Origin unknown.]
pug 3
(pŭg)n.
A footprint, track, or trail, especially of an animal; a pugmark.
[Hindi pag, probably from Sanskrit padakam, footstep, foot, from padam; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pug 4
(pŭg)n. Slang
A fighter, especially a boxer.
[Short for pugilist, boxer.]
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pug
(pʌɡ)n
1. (Breeds) Also called: carlin a small compact breed of dog with a smooth coat, lightly curled tail, and a short wrinkled nose
2. (Animals) any of several small geometrid moths, mostly of the genus Eupithecia, with slim forewings held outstretched at rest
[C16: of uncertain origin]
ˈpuggish adj
pug
(pʌɡ)vb (tr) , pugs, pugging or pugged
1. (Ceramics) to mix or knead (clay) with water to form a malleable mass or paste, often in a pug mill
2. (Building) to fill or stop with clay or a similar substance
3. (Agriculture) (of cattle) to trample (the ground) into consolidated mud
[C19: of uncertain origin]
pug
(pʌɡ)n
(Boxing) a slang name for boxer1
[C20: shortened from pugilist]
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pug1
(pʌg)n.
1. one of a breed of small, squarely built dogs with a deeply wrinkled face, tightly curled tail, and a short, smooth, usu. silver or fawn coat with a black mask.
2. a pug nose.
[1560–70; orig. uncertain]
pug′gi•ness, n.
pug′gish, pug′gy, adj.
pug2
(pʌg)v.t. pugged, pug•ging.
to knead (clay or the like) with water to make it plastic, as for brickmaking.
[1800–10; orig. uncertain]
pug3
(pʌg)n. Slang.
a boxer; pugilist.
[1855–60; short for pugilist]
pug4
(pʌg)n.
a footprint, esp. of a game animal.
[1860–65; < Hindi pag footprint]
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pug
Past participle: pugged
Gerund: pugging
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" |
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Translations
كَلْب صَغير ذو أنْفٍ أفْطَس
mopszakrslý buldog
moppe
mopszli
kubbur
mopsas
mopsis
mopslíkzakrpatený buldog
buldog
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pug
[pʌg] n (also pug dog) → carlinoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pug
(pag) noun a kind of small dog with a flat nose.
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