pug (redirected from pug dog)

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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pug¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) Also called carlin a small compact breed of dog with a smooth coat, lightly curled tail, and a short wrinkled nose

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several small geometrid moths, mostly of the genus Eupithecia, with slim forewings held outstretched at rest

[of uncertain origin]

puggish  adj

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pug²

vb pugs, pugging, pugged (tr)

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) to mix or knead (clay) with water to form a malleable mass or paste, often in a pug mill

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to fill or stop with clay or a similar substance

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of cattle) to trample (the ground) into consolidated mud

[of uncertain origin]

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pug³

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) a slang name for boxer [1]

[shortened from pugilist]

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 [pʌg]

A. N (also pug dog) → doguillo m

B. CPD pug nose N → nariz f chata
see also pug-nosed

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pug

n (also pug dog) → Mops m

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pug:

pug nose

n → Knollennase f

pug-nosed

adj → knollennasig

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pug [pʌg] n (also pug dog) → carlino

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pug [pʌg] n (also pug dog) → carlino

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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 (애완용 발바리의 일종) 퍼그 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