pup
/pʌp/
pup noun: a young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
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Noun (1)
pup (plural pups)
- A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
- The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.
- A young, inexperienced person.
- The new teacher is a mere pup.
- Any cute dog, regardless of age.
- My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
- A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
- A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
- A kind of small spotlight.
- For a scene like the Highgate exhumation night sequence suitable equipment would consist of: two brutes on Molevators, three 10 K lights also on Molevators and, for good measure, two 5 Ks, four 2 Ks, two pups (1000 W), two North lights […]1976, A. Arthur Englander, Paul Petzold, Filming for Television, page 191
- Spots were also used for the foreground, usually the smaller type like a “pup,” which could be repositioned quickly for different setups.2003, Christopher Neame, Rungs on a Ladder: Hammer Films Seen Through a Soft Gauze, page 23
- An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.
- Someone who participates in pup play (the sexual practice of role-playing as a young dog).
- It could be any dude, as long as you really want to fuck him. It could be a... a twink, a bear, an otter, a circuit queen, a chub, a pup, a gipster, a daddy chaser, a leatherman, a ladyboy, a Donald Duck. Donald Duck's a gay guy who's been kicked out of the Navy.2017 April 23, “Success Failure”, in Silicon Valley, season 4, episode 1, spoken by Russ Hanneman (Chris Diamantopoulos)
- Mentorship, I learned from the Fog City pups, plays a huge role in their family business, where the pack hierarchy comes into play.2019 February 5, Mike Miksche, “Teaching Young Dogs Old Tricks”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2024
- A small tributary or feeder stream in the US state of Alaska.
- [...] stream gravels of Bear Pup are auriferous for a distance of at least 2 miles above its mouth.1913, Alfred Hulse Brooks, Mineral Resources of Alaska, page 289
- At last we reached the head of Young creek, and following a "pup" stream we worked out way over a third divide and down into the great Chitina valley.1917, Hunter-trader-trapper, volume 34, page 15
Verb
pup (third-person singular simple present pups, present participle pupping, simple past and past participle pupped)
- To give birth to pups.
Noun (2) capitalized: PUP
PUP (plural PUPs)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: PUP
PUP (countable and uncountable, plural PUPs)
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Pup
Pup
- A white dwarf star, the secondary star in the binary star system Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris.
- Synonyms:
- Alpha Canis Majoris B, Sirius B, α Canis Majoris B, α CMa B
pup meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Punjabi
pup in Hindi
- young dog, etc.
- पिल्ला pillā
pup in Bengali
- young dog, etc.
- কুত্তার বাচ্চা kuttar bacca
pup in Telugu
- young dog, etc.
- కుక్కపిల్ల kukkapilla
pup in Punjabi
- young dog, etc.
- ਕਤੂਰਾ katūrā
More languagesFewer languages
- pup in Arabic
- جَرْو jarw, غَلْو ḡalw, هِجْرِس hijris
Examples of pup in a sentence
- (Pups are apparently different from "furries," who dress up in animal suits.2019 April 29, Christie Blatchford, “Christie Blatchford: What ’puppy play’ enthusiasts do behind closed doors shouldn’t be for our reading...
- None appear in the Dictionary of Alaska Place Names (27) and presumably are local pups or streams whose terminology is not currently used.1987, Andreas H. Vassiliou, Donald M. Hausen, David J. T. Carson, Process Mineralogy VII: Applications to Mineral ..., page 225:
- I have found that extant wild sheep (Ovis dalli) bones occur in similar pup streams in areas that today serve as winter ranges for sheep. […]2013, R. Dale Guthrie, Frozen Fauna of the Mammoth Steppe: The Story of Blue Babe:
Synonyms of pup
- Alpha Canis Majoris B
- Sirius B
- α Canis Majoris B
- α CMa B
- SPUA
Forms of pup
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pups |
| plural | PUPs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pups |
| present participle | pupping |
| past participle | pupped |
| past | pupped |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | PUPs |
Origin of pup
Clipping of puppy.
Capitalization of pup. From pups being small dogs. From being a small star next to the Dog Star.
Words formed from pup
Phrases with pup
Words that rhyme with pup
Questions about pup
- What does pup mean?
- Pup means a young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
- What is pup in Hindi?
- Pup in Hindi is पिल्ला (pillā). See Pup meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use pup in a sentence?
- (Pups are apparently different from "furries," who dress up in animal suits.
- What part of speech is pup?
- Pup can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce pup?
- Pup is pronounced /pʌp/.
- What is the plural of pup?
- The plural of pup is pups.
Words near pup in the dictionary
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