"pup" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pʌp/ Audio: en-us-pup.ogg [US] Forms: pups [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌp Etymology: Clipping of puppy. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|puppy}} Clipping of puppy Head templates: {{en-noun}} pup (plural pups)
  1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals. Translations (young dog, etc.): cachorru (Asturian), কুত্তার বাচ্চা (kuttar bacca) (Bengali), ку́ченце (kúčence) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kutsikas (Estonian), penikas (Estonian), koerapoeg (Estonian), kutsa (Estonian), pentu (Finnish), chiot [masculine] (French), cadelo [masculine] (Galician), canciño [masculine] (Galician), ლეკვი (leḳvi) (Georgian), Welpe [masculine] (German), पिल्ला (pillā) (Hindi), កូនឆ្កែ (koun chkae) (Khmer), valp [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), selunge (english: seal) [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kvalp [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kvelp [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), selunge [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), filhote [masculine] (Portuguese), ਕਤੂਰਾ (katūrā) [masculine] (Punjabi), cățel [masculine] (Romanian), cățeluș [masculine] (Romanian), щено́к (ščenók) [masculine] (Russian), కుక్కపిల్ల (kukkapilla) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-pup-en-noun-v8xBW8r0 Disambiguation of 'young dog, etc.': 55 19 25 0 0 0 0
  2. A young, inexperienced person. Translations (young, inexperienced person): младо́к (mladók) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kutsikas (Estonian), noor (Estonian), junga (Estonian), novice [feminine, masculine] (Romanian), щено́к (ščenók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pup-en-noun-TFPpgVHm Disambiguation of 'young, inexperienced person': 3 89 3 2 1 0 1
  3. Any cute dog, regardless of age. Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Translations (cute dog): ку́ченце (kúčence) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kutsu (Estonian), kutyus (Hungarian), cățeluș [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-pup-en-noun-SQMSu1MS Disambiguation of Baby animals: 16 7 31 9 11 2 8 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 12 26 13 9 1 12 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 12 25 14 15 2 11 15 Disambiguation of 'cute dog': 12 1 83 1 1 0 1
  4. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
    Sense id: en-pup-en-noun-gdJlhcOK
  5. (horticulture) A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation. Categories (topical): Horticulture
    Sense id: en-pup-en-noun-oLgnPJxA Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
  6. (film, television) A kind of small spotlight. Categories (topical): Film, Television
    Sense id: en-pup-en-noun-5CQ5updu Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  7. (chiefly US, newspapers, publishing) An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations. Tags: US Categories (topical): Newspapers, Publishing
    Sense id: en-pup-en-noun-HT0VgVM7 Categories (other): American English Topics: journalism, media, newspapers, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /pʌp/ Audio: en-us-pup.ogg [US] Forms: pups [present, singular, third-person], pupping [participle, present], pupped [participle, past], pupped [past]
Rhymes: -ʌp Etymology: Clipping of puppy. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|puppy}} Clipping of puppy Head templates: {{en-verb}} pup (third-person singular simple present pups, present participle pupping, simple past and past participle pupped)
  1. (intransitive) To give birth to pups. Tags: intransitive Related terms: puppy, pup tent, sell someone a pup Translations (to give birth to pups): оку́чвам (okúčvam) (Bulgarian), оку́ча (okúča) (Bulgarian), poegima (Estonian), pudenema (Estonian), ilmale tooma (Estonian), sünnitama (Estonian), werfen (German), jungen (German), szczenić (Polish), făta (Romanian), щениться (ščenitʹsja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pup-en-verb-3uQlU7uP

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "word": "Welpe"
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pillā",
          "sense": "young dog, etc.",
          "word": "पिल्ला"
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          "word": "កូនឆ្កែ"
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          "word": "filhote"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "kukkapilla",
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          "word": "కుక్కపిల్ల"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "novice"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ščenók",
          "sense": "young, inexperienced person",
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          "word": "kutyus"
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          "code": "ro",
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            "Botany",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "ref": "1976, A. Arthur Englander, Paul Petzold, Filming for Television, page 191",
          "text": "For a scene like the Highgate exhumation night sequence suitable equipment would consist of: two brutes on Molevators, three 10 K lights also on Molevators and, for good measure, two 5 Ks, four 2 Ks, two pups (1000 W), two North lights […]",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Christopher Neame, Rungs on a Ladder: Hammer Films Seen Through a Soft Gauze, page 23",
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        [
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            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Media",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Publishing",
          "orig": "en:Publishing",
          "parents": [
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            "Mass media",
            "Business",
            "Culture",
            "Media",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Communication",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: bulldog edition"
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        ],
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
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      "word": "buy a pup"
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      "word": "cute as a speckled pup"
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      "word": "mucky pup"
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      "word": "Pluto pup"
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      "word": "pupper"
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    {
      "word": "pupperino"
    },
    {
      "word": "pup play"
    },
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      "word": "puppy"
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    {
      "word": "puppy dog"
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "cachorru"
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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "kuttar bacca",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "কুত্তার বাচ্চা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kúčence",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ку́ченце"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "kutsikas"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "penikas"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "koerapoeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "kutsa"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "pentu"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "chiot"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cadelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "canciño"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "leḳvi",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "ლეკვი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Welpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pillā",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "पिल्ला"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "koun chkae",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "កូនឆ្កែ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "valp"
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      "code": "nb",
      "english": "seal",
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      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "nn",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "kvalp"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "kvelp"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "selunge"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filhote"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "katūrā",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਕਤੂਰਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cățel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "cățeluș"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kukkapilla",
      "sense": "young dog, etc.",
      "word": "కుక్కపిల్ల"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mladók",
      "sense": "young, inexperienced person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "младо́к"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "young, inexperienced person",
      "word": "kutsikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "young, inexperienced person",
      "word": "noor"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "young, inexperienced person",
      "word": "junga"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "young, inexperienced person",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "novice"
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      ],
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "ro",
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}

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščenitʹsja",
      "sense": "to give birth to pups",
      "word": "щениться"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pup"
  ],
  "word": "pup"
}

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