to pup

Examples

• All

• Not gonna happen, pup.

  Seal Team (2021)

• After a long wait, she finally began to pup, and soon we heard the puppies whimpering.

• You gotta let me take it from here, OK, pup?

  Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)

• Well, you did it, pup.

  Seal Team (2021)

• You got a lot to learn, pup.

  Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

• -I thought you were gonna stay, pup.

  Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

• Get in the house, pup.

  A Time to Kill (1996)

• "Molly, you pup," he said.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Listen to me, pup.

  Seal Team (2021)

• Wait, pup.

  Seal Team (2021)

Synonyms

L

to litter

vsto pup

5 7.5

To give birth to a group of baby animals at once

does not focus on number, only on dogs giving birth

W

to whelp

vsto pup

1 9.3

To give birth to young dogs or foxes

is limited to female dogs and certain mammals giving birth

P

to pupping

vsto pup

• Specialized

7.2

To give birth to puppies or young animals like seals

is used mainly for female dogs rather than those species

Idioms

S

since Hector was a pup

• UK

9.9

For a very long time

Compounds

P

pup tent

• Archaic

3 4.7

A small tent shaped like a triangle used for camping or by soldiers

W

wolf pup

1 2.0

A young wolf that stays with its mother for food and protection

M

mucky pup

• Baby Talk

9.3

A child or dog who is dirty and messy said in a friendly way

Surface Forms

Etymology