pug¹ Definition
pug (pug)
pug² Definition
pug (pug)
transitive verb pugged, pug′·ging
- to temper (clay) for making bricks, earthenware, etc.
- to fill in with clay, mortar, sand, etc. for soundproofing
Etymology: < dial.: prob. echoic of pounding; orig. sense “to punch, strike”
pug³ Definition
pug (pug)
noun
Slang pugilist
pug4 Definition
pug (pug)
noun
a footprint or trail (of an animal)
Etymology: Hindi pag
transitive verb pugged, pug′·ging
to trail by following footprints
pug Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: I have 4 pugs, an English Bulldog and a very naughty Doberman, that needs lot of training.
- notice: He also noticed the pug on my keychain and asked me if I had one.
- see: That's why you see so many Pugs on the road.
Adjective modifier
- little: And he cuddled the little pug, but then he got up and was all elated about the next thing he said to me.
- new: My first car tho was a new pug 306!
- old: Humane Society officials say Kenneth Thomas, 62, choked, punched and threw a two-and-a-half year old pug out a second story window.
- adorable: JASMINE AND LILLY migsy 18/03/06 4:58 JASMINE AND LILLY... 2 adorable little pugs needing homes hopefully within the next 6 weeks.
- netted: A new one for the reserve ( and the total is over 600 species ) was a Netted Pug.
- crappy: Posted by: chas Jan 31 2006, 12:28 AM Them crappy pugs... .
Modifies a noun
- mill: The company made their own saggars, using Boulton's latest saggar pug mills.
- dog: A small heavy built bat with a pug dog face.
- badge: Only bad point is that i dont like the huge pug badge on the back, but each to their own.
- nose: Female figure of carved wood with peaked headdress and upturned or pug nose.
- mark: The relative position of each pug mark among the fours was very repetitive.
- puppy: For Sale Healthy french bull dog puppies and pug puppies for sale adorable AKC registered french Bulldog Puppy!
Modifying Another Word
well: These sediments have not been well pugged or mixed and include unworked aggregates.
Noun used with modifier
steam: The Foyers works and its associated railroad were closed in 1967, with the same steam pug still in operation.
Browse dictionary entries near pug
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