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Dictionary: pup   (pŭp) pronunciation
n.
    1. A young dog; a puppy.
    2. The young of various other canine animals, such as the wolf or fox.
    3. The young of certain other animals, such as the seal.
  1. An inexperienced or conceited young person: a mere pup trying his first case in court.
intr.v., pupped, pup·ping, pups.
To give birth to pups.

[Short for PUPPY.]


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noun

    An insignificant but arrogant and obnoxious young person: puppy. Informal squirt. Slang twerp. See youth/age/maturity.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf; An inexperienced young person.

pronunciation The old dog barks backward without getting up. I can remember when he was a pup. — Robert Frost, Source: The Span of Life, 1936

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Pup may refer to:

In zoology

In other fields

  • Sopwith Pup, an aircraft used by the British in World War I
  • Beagle Pup, a 1960s British light aircraft
  • Michael Clarke (cricketer), an Australian cricketer nicknamed "Pup"
  • Puppis, a constellation, abbreviated as "Pup"
  • Pups (film), a 1999 film
  • Pup (manufacturer), a manufacturer of automobiles
  • pup, the package updater (GUI front-end for YUM in Linux computing)
  • Pup Tent, a music album by the group Luna
  • Pup tent, a small tent used for temporary shelter
  • An Irish variant of Lemon (as in, sold a pup)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hvalp, unge
v. intr. - få hvalpe

idioms:

  • in pup    med hvalpe
  • pup tent    lætelt
  • sell a person a pup    snyde en person

Nederlands (Dutch)
jonge hond

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) chiot, petit (animal), petit (insolent) (fam)
v. intr. - mettre bas

idioms:

  • in pup    (être) amoureux
  • pup tent    tente légère
  • sell someone a pup    se faire avoir (vulg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Junges, Welpe
v. - (Hunde) werfen

idioms:

  • in pup    trächtig
  • pup tent    Zelt für zwei Personen
  • sell someone a pup    jdm. etwas Wertloses verkaufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουτάβι, σκυλάκι, νεαρή φώκια, (μτφ.) παιδαρέλι
v. - γεννώ (σκυλάκια)

idioms:

  • in pup    έγκυος σκύλα
  • pup tent    μικρή σκηνή
  • sell a person a pup    κοροϊδεύω, εξαπατώ, τη σκάω σε κάποιον

Italiano (Italian)
cucciolo, figliare

idioms:

  • in pup    pregna
  • pup tent    tenda per due
  • sell a person a pup    imbrogliare qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - filhote de cachorro ou foca (m), rapazola (m)
v. - dar cria

idioms:

  • in pup    prenhe
  • pup tent    barraca de campanha
  • sell a person a pup    passar o conto do vigário

Русский (Russian)
щенок, ощениться

idioms:

  • in pup    беременная (о собаке)
  • pup tent    легкая палатка
  • sell a person a pup    подсунуть фуфло

Español (Spanish)
n. - cachorro, mocoso
v. intr. - parir (la perra)

idioms:

  • in pup    preñada
  • pup tent    pequeña tienda de campaña
  • sell someone a pup    engañar para que alguien compre algo inútil

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - valp, unge, spoling
v. - valpa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小狗, 幼犬, 自负的傻小子, 幼小的动物, 生小狗, 生小动物

idioms:

  • in pup    怀胎
  • pup tent    三角形的小帐篷
  • sell a person a pup    在交易中欺骗某人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小狗, 幼犬, 自負的傻小子, 幼小的動物
v. intr. - 生小狗, 生小動物

idioms:

  • in pup    懷胎
  • pup tent    三角形的小帳篷
  • sell a person a pup    在交易中欺騙某人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 강아지, 건방진 풋내기
v. intr. - (암캐가) 새끼를 낳다

idioms:

  • in pup    새끼를 배고 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 子, いぬころ, 青二才
v. - 産む

idioms:

  • in pup    はらんで
  • pup tent    小型テント

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كلب صغير, جرو, شاب متكبر (فعل) تلد الكلبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלבלב, גור, גור זאב, צעיר לא-נעים ותוקפני‬
v. intr. - ‮המליטה‬


 
 

 

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