pug

Senses relating to someone or something small.

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

巴哥犬

哈巴狗

哈巴犬

Senses relating to someone or something small.

In full pug moth, often with a descriptive word: any geometrid moth of the tribe Eupitheciini, especially the genus Eupithecia; a geometer moth.

Senses relating to someone or something small.

In full pug hood: a hood, sometimes with a short cloak attached, worn by women around the middle of the 18th century.

Senses relating to someone or something small.

In full pug engine: a small locomotive chiefly used for shunting (“moving trains from one track to another, or carriages from one train to another”).

Senses relating to someone or something small.

Also used as a proper name: any of various animals, such as a ferret, hare, squirrel, or young salmon.

Senses relating to someone or something small.

Also used as a proper name: any of various animals, such as a ferret, hare, squirrel, or young salmon.

Synonym of teg (“a sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn”).

Senses relating to someone or something small.

Also used as a proper name: any of various animals, such as a ferret, hare, squirrel, or young salmon.

An ape, a monkey; also (by extension) a human child.

Senses relating to someone or something small.

Also used as a proper name: any of various animals, such as a ferret, hare, squirrel, or young salmon.

A fox.

Senses relating to someone or something small.

A person or thing that is squat (“broad and short”).

Senses relating to someone or something small.

A bun or knot of hair; also, a piece of cloth or snood for holding this in place.

Senses relating to someone or something small.

A small demon; an imp, a puck, a sprite.

Senses relating to people.

Chiefly used by servants: A senior or upper servant in a household.

Senses relating to people.

A mistress, or a female prostitute; also (generally, derogatory) a woman.

Senses relating to people.

A term of endearment for a person, or sometimes an animal or a toy such as a doll.

Senses relating to people.

A bargeman.

Senses relating to people.

A cabin boy, a shipboy or ship's boy.

Alternative letter-case form of PuG (“a group of players who are unknown to each other, grouped together to work toward a short-term goal such as completing a dungeon or a raid”).

The footprint or pawprint of an animal; a pugmark.

Clipping of pugilist (“one who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer”).

Clay, soil, or other material which has been mixed and worked until flexible, soft, and free from air pockets and thus suitable for making bricks, pottery, etc.; also, any other material with a similar consistency or function, especially (Australia) auriferous (“gold-bearing”) clay.

Ellipsis of pug mill (“kind of mill for grinding, mixing, and working clay”).

The residue left after pressing apples for cider; pomace.

Often in the plural: the husks and other refuse removed from grain by winnowing; chaff.

To track (an animal) by following pawprints; also (by extension) to track (a person) by following footprints.

To hit or punch (someone or something); also, to poke (someone or something).

To fill or stop up (a space) with pug (noun etymology 5, noun sense 1), clay, sawdust, or other material by tamping; (specifically) to fill in (the space between joists of a floor, a partition, etc.) with some material to deaden sound, make fireproof, etc.

To mix and work (wet clay) until flexible, soft, and free from air pockets and suitable for making bricks, pottery, etc.

Of cattle, etc.: to trample (the ground, a place, etc.) until it becomes muddy and soft; to poach.

To pack or tamp into a small space.

To pack or tamp (something) into a small space.

To pull or tug (something).

To spoil (something) by touching too much.

Followed by at: to pull or tug.