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Interjection [English]

Audio: En-au-PU.ogg Forms: P.U. [alternative], P. U. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-interjection}} PU
  1. (slang) Alternative form of P U; expression used when encountering a displeasing smell; exaggerated pronunciation of pew. Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: P U (extra: expression used when encountering a displeasing smell; exaggerated pronunciation of pew) Categories (topical): Smell Related terms (polyurethane): ePTFE
    Sense id: en-PU-en-intj-TRRZuKeO Disambiguation of Smell: 67 4 6 5 5 3 3 4 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 6 18 14 5 1 17 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 4 18 15 4 1 17 8 1 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 2 19 16 3 1 18 8 1 1 1

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-PU.ogg Forms: P.U. [alternative], P. U. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} PU
  1. (India) Initialism of Punjab. Tags: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Punjab

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-PU.ogg Forms: PUs [plural], P.U. [alternative], P. U. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PU (countable and uncountable, plural PUs)
  1. (computing) Initialism of processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: processing unit Categories (topical): Computing
  2. (linguistics) Initialism of prosodic unit. (IU for intonation unit is preferred) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: prosodic unit (extra: IU for intonation unit is preferred) Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-PU-en-noun-tdOwi~-L Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (organic chemistry) Initialism of polyurethane. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: polyurethane Categories (topical): Organic compounds
  4. Initialism of power unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: power unit
    Sense id: en-PU-en-noun-TWXhJFTV
  5. Initialism of penalty unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: penalty unit
    Sense id: en-PU-en-noun-t7hYh4QX
  6. (Internet slang) Initialism of pickup. (as in pickup artist) Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pickup (extra: as in pickup artist)
    Sense id: en-PU-en-noun-nJVDDVHk Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  7. (broadcasting) Initialism of pickup. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pickup Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-PU-en-noun-Pwk2dSV0 Topics: broadcasting, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: CPU, GPU, NPU, PPU, SPU, TPU, VPU, DSP, FPGA, SPE

Noun [Indonesian]

Head templates: {{head|id|noun}} PU
  1. Initialism of pekerjaan umum (“public works”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: pekerjaan umum (extra: public works)

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [pʲik̚kɯ̟a̠p̚pɯ̟] Forms: PU [canonical] (ruby: PU(ピックアップ)), pikkuappu [romanization]
Etymology: Abbreviation derived from the original English spelling of pick up. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|en|-}} English Head templates: {{ja-noun|ピックアップ}} PU(ピックアップ) • (pikkuappu)
  1. (chiefly video games) Alternative spelling of ピックアップ (pikku-appu) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ピックアップ (extra: pikku-appu) Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-PU-ja-noun-VXaLohy1 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 51 Topics: video-games

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [pʲik̚kɯ̟a̠p̚pɯ̟]
Etymology: Abbreviation derived from the original English spelling of pick up. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|en|-}} English Forms: PUする [canonical] (ruby: PU(ピックアップ)), pikkuappu suru [romanization], PUし [stem] (ruby: PU(ピックアップ)), PUした [past] (ruby: PU(ピックアップ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], PUし [error-unrecognized-form], ピックアップし [error-unrecognized-form], pikkuappu shi [error-unrecognized-form], PUする [error-unrecognized-form], ピックアップする [error-unrecognized-form], pikkuappu suru [error-unrecognized-form], PUすれ [error-unrecognized-form], ピックアップすれ [error-unrecognized-form], pikkuappu sure [error-unrecognized-form], PUせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], PUしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], ピックアップせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], ピックアップしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], pikkuappu seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], pikkuappu shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], PUされる [passive], ピックアップされる [passive], pikkuappu sareru [passive], PUさせる [causative], PUさす [causative], ピックアップさせる [causative], ピックアップさす [causative], pikkuappu saseru [causative], pikkuappu sasu [causative], PUできる [potential], ピックアップできる [potential], pikkuappu dekiru [potential], PUしよう [volitional], ピックアップしよう [volitional], pikkuappu shiyō [volitional], PUしない [negative], ピックアップしない [negative], pikkuappu shinai [negative], PUせず [continuative, negative], ピックアップせず [continuative, negative], pikkuappu sezu [continuative, negative], PUします [formal], ピックアップします [formal], pikkuappu shimasu [formal], PUした [perfective], ピックアップした [perfective], pikkuappu shita [perfective], PUして [conjunctive], ピックアップして [conjunctive], pikkuappu shite [conjunctive], PUすれば [conditional, hypothetical], ピックアップすれば [conditional, hypothetical], pikkuappu sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. (chiefly video games) Alternative spelling of ピックアップする (pikku-appu suru) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ピックアップする (extra: pikku-appu suru) Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-PU-ja-verb-dw-wufsB Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 43 57 Topics: video-games

Proper name [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} PU m, {{es-proper noun|m}} PU m
  1. Abbreviation of Puebla. (Mexican state) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: Puebla (extra: Mexican state)
    Sense id: en-PU-es-name-ne-HF7E8 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Symbol [Translingual]

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  1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands from 1974 to 1986. Wikipedia link: United States Minor Outlying Islands Tags: obsolete Synonyms: PUS

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "IMO, this stinks. PU.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1997 February 19, K.A.J., “PU, whats that smell......”, in rec.equestrian (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-20:",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999 April 7, Thomas Mac Donald, “99 Interior Smell - PU”, in rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-20:",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2000 March 19, thunde...@webtv.net, “PU WHO CUT THE FRIKIN CHEESE?”, in alt.cheese (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-20:",
          "text": "THIS NEWSGROUP STINKS\nPU",
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          "text": "Phew can mean you are exhausted, hot, and other things which leave you overwhelmed. Pew is a bench you sit on in church. PU means that something stinks. I feel no connection between these words. While Phew *may* mean \"what a stink\", PU can mean *only* \"what a stink\". By the way, PU has been around at least since was a young kid 60 years ago.",
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          "text": "PU? As in Stinks? :^)\nSam (Pee Euw) Sands",
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          "text": "IMO, this stinks. PU.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "pikkuappu sureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "pikku-appu suru",
          "word": "ピックアップする"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "ja:Video games"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of ピックアップする (pikku-appu suru)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "video game",
          "video game"
        ],
        [
          "ピックアップ",
          "ピックアップ#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly video games) Alternative spelling of ピックアップする (pikku-appu suru)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pʲik̚kɯ̟a̠p̚pɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "PU"
}

{
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        "1": "es",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "PU m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "PU m",
      "name": "es-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Mexican state",
          "word": "Puebla"
        }
      ],
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        "Spanish abbreviations",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish proper nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of Puebla. (Mexican state)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Puebla",
          "Puebla#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PU"
}

{
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        "10": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
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        "f1lang": "en",
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        "f2lang": "en",
        "f2nolink": "",
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        "f3nolink": "",
        "f4lang": "en",
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        "head4": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "PU",
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    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "PU",
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    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English links with ignored alt parameters",
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        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
        "Translingual lemmas",
        "Translingual symbols",
        "Translingual terms with obsolete senses",
        "Translingual terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands from 1974 to 1986."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ISO 3166-1",
          "w:ISO 3166-1"
        ],
        [
          "alpha-2",
          "w:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2"
        ],
        [
          "country code",
          "country code#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands",
          "United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "international standards",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands from 1974 to 1986."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "PUS"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "United States Minor Outlying Islands"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PU"
}

Download raw JSONL data for PU meaning in All languages combined (18.1kB)

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "PU"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "PU",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "PU",
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}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "PU"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "PU",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "PU"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "PU",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "PU"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "PU",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "PU"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "PU",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "PU"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "PU",
  "trace": ""
}

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