1
: a young dog
also
: one of the young of various animals (such as a seal or rat)
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
If your pup insists on pulling the leash, don't pull them; instead, stop walking and redirect by reversing and calling them back to you.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Sightings stretch back to the early 2000s, but the creatures started pupping — having babies — around Point La Jolla roughly a decade ago.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Under the care of the BC SPCA, the pup gained about 4 lbs.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
If your pup insists on pulling the leash, don't pull them; instead, stop walking and redirect by reversing and calling them back to you.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Their pupping sites in the shallower northeastern Caspian Sea are shifting and disappearing, as the animals also struggle against pollution and overfishing.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Sightings stretch back to the early 2000s, but the creatures started pupping — having babies — around Point La Jolla roughly a decade ago.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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