Pup vs. Puppy
Pup and Puppy Definitions
Pup
A young dog; a puppy.
Puppy
A young dog; a pup.
Pup
One of the young of certain other animals, such as wolves, coyotes, rats, seals, or sharks.
Puppy
A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)
Pup
An inexperienced or conceited young person
A mere pup trying his first case in court.
Puppy
A young rat.
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Pup
To give birth to pups.
Puppy
A young seal.
Pup
A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.
Puppy
A woman’s breast.
Pup
A young, inexperienced person.
The new teacher is a mere pup.
Puppy
(informal) A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.
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Pup
Any cute dog, regardless of age.
My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
Puppy
A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.
Pup
A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
Puppy
(transitive) To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
Pup
(horticulture) A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
Puppy
The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.
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Pup
A kind of small spotlight.
Puppy
A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.
I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm.
Pup
An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.
Bulldog edition
Puppy
To bring forth whelps; to pup.
Pup
(intransitive) To give birth to pups.
Puppy
Young dog
Pup
A young dog; a puppy.
Puppy
An inexperienced young person
Pup
To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species.
Pup
Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
Pup
An inexperienced young person
Pup
Birth;
The dog whelped
