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pug1 definition

pug (pug)

noun

  1. any of a breed of small, short-haired dog with a thickset body, square muzzle, deeply wrinkled forehead, and curled tail
  2. pug nose

Etymology: Early ModE: altered < ? puck

pug2 definition

pug (pug)

transitive verb pugged, pugging pug′·ging

  1. to temper (clay) for making bricks, earthenware, etc.
  2. 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, pugging pug′·ging

to trail by following footprints

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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