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Pug Very Common

Pug has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle

"The neighbor's pug was rolling around in the mud, showing off its wrinkled muzzle and tiny curled tail."

2

A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.

"Come here, you silly pug, and let me fix your collar."

3

An elf or hobgoblin.

4

One who fights with fists; a boxer.

5

Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)

6

The pawprint or footprint of an animal

7

A term of endearment.

Verb
1

To mix and stir when wet.

"The dough was too sticky to knead, so I just pugged it in a bowl of flour until it came together."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dog
Rhyming Words
repug
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