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Pug vs Puppy - What's the difference?

pug | puppy |

In lang=en terms the difference between pug and puppy

is that pug is 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 while puppy is to bring forth whelps; to pup.

As nouns the difference between pug and puppy

is that pug is term of endearment (probably related to puck) while puppy is a young dog, usually cute and playful.

As verbs the difference between pug and puppy

is that pug is to mix and stir when wet while puppy is to bring forth whelps; to pup.

pug

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Term of endearment (probably related to puck).
  • A bargeman.
  • A harlot; a prostitute.
  • (Cotgrave)
  • A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
  • An upper servant in a great house.
  • The footprint of an animal. (Also pugmark ) (From the Hindi for 'foot', related to Sanskrit 'padh' and Greek 'ped')
  • Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil )
  • A pug mill.
  • (obsolete, slang) A pugilist or boxer.
  • (obsolete) An elf or hobgoblin.
  • (Ben Jonson)
  • (obsolete) chaff; the refuse of grain
  • (Holland)
  • Any geometrid moth of the genus .
  • Derived terms

    * pug nose * pug-nosed

    Verb

    (pugg)
  • To mix and stir when wet.
  • to pug clay for bricks or pottery
  • 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.
  • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • slaughter, slaughtering
  • butchery, butchering
  • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    puppy

    English

    Noun

    (puppies)
  • A young dog, usually cute and playful.
  • A young rat.
  • A young seal.
  • (slang, usually, in the plural) A woman’s breast.
  • (informal) A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
  • I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.
  • (derogatory) A conceited and impertinent person.
  • * Addison
  • I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm.

    Synonyms

    * (young dog) dogling, pup, whelp * (young seal) pup * See also

    Derived terms

    * puppy fat * puppy love * hushpuppy * puppyhood * sick puppy * stress puppy

    Verb

  • To bring forth whelps; to pup.