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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

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