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pup
(pŭp)n.
1.
a. A young dog; a puppy.
b. One of the young of certain other animals, such as wolves, coyotes, rats, seals, or sharks.
2. An inexperienced or conceited young person: a mere pup trying his first case in court.
intr.v. pupped, pup·ping, pups
To give birth to pups.
[Short for puppy.]
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pup
(pʌp)n
1. (Zoology)
a. a young dog, esp when under one year of age; puppy
b. the young of various other animals, such as the seal
2. (Zoology) in pup (of a bitch) pregnant
3. informal chiefly derogatory Brit a conceited young man (esp in the phrase young pup)
4. (Commerce) sell someone a pup to swindle someone by selling him something worthless
5. the night's a pup slang Austral it's early yet
vb, pups, pupping or pupped
(Zoology) (of dogs, seals, etc) to give birth to (young)
[C18: back formation from puppy]
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pup
(pʌp)n., v. pupped, pup•ping. n.
1. a young dog; puppy.
2. the young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal.
v.i. 3. to give birth to pups.
[1580–90; shortening of puppy]
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pup
Past participle: pupped
Gerund: pupping
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pup |
pup |
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Noun | 1. | ![]() young mammal - any immature mammal puppy - a young dog |
2. | pup - an inexperienced young person | |
Verb | 1. | ![]() |
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pup
puppynoun whippersnapper, braggart, whelp, jackanapes, popinjay You insolent young pup!
Related words
collective noun litter
collective noun litter
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pup
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Translations
جَرْو أو صَغير بَعْض الحيواناتجَرْو، كَلْب صَغير
mláděštěně
=-hvalphundehvalpunge
bébikölyökkutya
hvolpurungviîi
šuniukas
kucēnsmazulis
šteňa
pup
[pʌp]A. N (= young) [of dog] → cachorro/a m/f; [of other animal] → cría f
seal pup → cría f de foca
to sell sb a pup → dar a algn gato por liebre
seal pup → cría f de foca
to sell sb a pup → dar a algn gato por liebre
B. VI [bitch] → parir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pup
[ˈpʌp] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pup
n
→ Junge(s) nt; in pup (bitch) → trächtig; she’s still a pup → sie ist noch jung or klein; to be sold a pup (fig inf) → übers Ohr gehauen werden (inf)
(pej, = youth) = puppy b
vi → werfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pup
[pʌp] n (dog) → cagnolino/a, cucciolo/a; (seal) → cucciolo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pup
(pap) noun1. (also puppy (ˈpapi) – plural ˈpuppies) a young dog. a sheepdog pup(py).
2. the young of certain other animals. a seal pup.
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