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PUP

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected forms: pupped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, pupping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolfplay

Synonyms:

pup; whelp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pup" is a kind of...):

young mammal (any immature mammal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pup"):

puppy (a young dog)

Derivation:

pup (give birth to (a puppy))

Sense 2

Meaning:

An inexperienced young personplay

Synonyms:

pup; puppy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pup" is a kind of...):

spring chicken; young person; younker; youth (a young person (especially a young man or boy))

 II. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they pup  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it pups  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: pupped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: pupped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: pupping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give birth to (a puppy)play

Example:

the dog whelped

Synonyms:

pup; whelp

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "pup" is one way to...):

bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have (cause to be born)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

pup (young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf)

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