pug1
¦ noun
1. a dog of a dwarf breed like a bulldog with a broad flat nose and deeply wrinkled face.
2. a small, slender moth which rests with its wings stretched out to the sides. [Eupithecia and other genera.]
Derivatives
puggish adjective
puggy adjective
Origin
C18: perh. of Low Ger. origin.
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pug2
¦ noun loam or clay mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition without air pockets for making bricks or pottery.
¦ verb (pugs, pugging, pugged)
1. [usu. as adjective pugged] prepare (clay) in this way.
2. [usu. as noun pugging] pack (a space) with pug, sawdust, or other material in order to deaden sound.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.
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pug3
¦ noun the footprint of an animal.
¦ verb (pugs, pugging, pugged) track (an animal) by its footprints.
Origin
C19: from Hindi pag 'footprint'.
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pug4
¦ noun informal a boxer.
Origin