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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pup /pʌp/USA pronunciation n., v., pupped, pup•ping. n. [countable] - a young dog;
puppy. - Zoologythe young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal.
v. [no object] - to give birth to pups.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pup (pup),USA pronunciation n., v., pupped, pup•ping. n. - a young dog;
puppy. - Zoologythe young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal.
- Plant Biologya small plant developing as an offshoot from a mature plant.
v.i. - to give birth to pups.
- apocopated variant of puppy 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pup /pʌp/ n - a young dog, esp when under one year of age; puppy
- the young of various other animals, such as the seal
- in pup ⇒ (of a bitch) pregnant
- informal chiefly Brit derogatory a conceited young man (esp in the phrase young pup)
- sell someone a pup ⇒ to swindle someone by selling him something worthless
vb (pups, pupping, pupped)- (of dogs, seals, etc) to give birth to (young)
Etymology: 18th Century: back formation from puppy |