pug

pug ¹  (pg)

n.

1. A small sturdy dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.

2. A pug nose.

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[Origin unknown.]

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pug ²  (pg)

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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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pug ³  (pg)

n.

A footprint, track, or trail, especially of an animal; a pugmark.

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[Hindi pag, probably from Sanskrit padakam, footstep, foot, from padam; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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pug ⁴  (pg)

n. Slang

A fighter, especially a boxer.

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[Short for pugilist, boxer.]

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pug

Noun

a small dog with a smooth coat, lightly curled tail, and a short wrinkled nose [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pug - small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle pug-dog 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"

Translations

pug

n pug [pag]

a kind of small dog with a flat nose. mopshond كَلْب صَغير ذو أنْفٍ أفْطَس мопс mops, zakrslý buldog moppe der Mops ράτσα σκύλου doguillo mops پاگ mopsi carlin פָּג पग mopszli sejenis anjing kubbur (hundur) carlino ちんの一種 퍼그(발바리의 일종) mopsas mopsis anjing pug mopshond mops mops carlindogue mops мопс mopslík, zakrpatený buldog mops mops mops สุนัขพันธุ์ปั๊ก (bir cins) buldog 獅子狗，哈巴狗 мопс ايک قسم کا چھوٹا کتا chó púc 狮子狗，哈巴狗