pug
Speech parts
1. pug - Noun
2. pug - Verb
Meaning
A prostitute.
To mix and stir when wet, as clay for bricks, pottery, etc.
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. See Pugging, 2.
Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.
An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck.
A name for a monkey.
A name for a fox.
An intimate; a crony; a dear one.
Chaff; the refuse of grain.
One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.
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A gentleman with a pug nose is a contradiction in terms.
I have one pug and one Czechoslovakian dog called Prazsky krysarik.
When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh.
As Abbi and Ilana know, it’s important to determine what kind of dog you would be: A slim pug, like Abbi?
If you’ve ever wondered if there’s a way to stop a pug chasing a trail of cattle over the hill toward your poor, unsuspecting mother, the answer is no.
About The Author: Darcy Lockman is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times She lives in Brooklyn, with the prettiest pug dog in the five boroughs.