pug
noun
- 1
A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
- 2
A bargeman.
- 3
Chaff; the refuse of grain
- 4
Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.
noun
- 1
An elf or hobgoblin.
- 2
An upper servant in a great house.
- 3
A harlot; a prostitute.
noun
- 1
One who fights with fists; a boxer.
noun
- 1
Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)
- 2
A pug mill.
verb
- 1
To mix and stir when wet.
“to pug clay for bricks or pottery”
- 2
To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.
noun
- 1
The pawprint or footprint of an animal
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A term of endearment.
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