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pup
/pʌp/
noun 8name 2verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
furry, gold, mere, old, red, white
VERB + PUP
given, seal, sold, talked
PUP + NOUN
marrow-bone, violet
PREP.
with
ADV.
probably
Definitions
noun
1
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.
2
A young, inexperienced person.
The new teacher is a mere pup.
3
Any cute dog, regardless of age.
My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
4
A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
5
A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
verb
1
To give birth to pups.
noun
1
Acronym of potentially unwanted program, software that most computer users do not want on their computers, such as adware.
2
Paid up
3
Prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein
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The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.
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The new teacher is a mere pup.
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My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
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The pup snapped at my hand.
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My pup took a marrow-bone and sat mousy-quiet in a corner.
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They sold us a pup.
Tatoeba · #2705860Usage Notes
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