• Pup

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /pÊŒp/
    • Rhymes: -ÊŒp

    Full definition of pup

    Noun

    pup

    (plural pups)
    1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals.The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.
    2. A young, inexperienced person.The new teacher is a mere pup.
    3. Any cute dog, regardless of age.My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
    4. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.

    Verb

    1. (intransitive) To give birth to pups.
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