Definitions for PUP

PUP pup

Spelling: [puhp]
IPA: /pʌp/

Pup is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 7 anagrams from letters in PUP (ppu).

Definitions for PUP

noun

  1. a young dog; puppy.
  2. the young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal.
  3. a small plant developing as an offshoot from a mature plant.

verb (used without object)

  1. to give birth to pups.

Origin of PUP

First recorded in 1580-90; apocopated variant of puppy

Examples for PUP

He had a blacksnake whip in his hand and was teasing a pup with it.

Bill Dancing decided, off-hand, that “the pup” was worthless.

Here in the rich cream of the day we're waiting for the mail, Dan'l and I and the pup.

Has your pup suddenly become more lethargic in your absence?

Who really owns a dog, if no official paperwork is signed as the pup gets transferred from one person to the next?

Designer Simon Spurr brought along his hulking, 90-pound pup Apollo.

The moment his back was turned, the pup had sneaked into the kitchen.

Busted more clotheslines than I've got fingers and toes, that pup has.

You can even compare your pup to other similar breeds to offer an understanding of where your dog falls on the activity spectrum.

Walking their pup Lupo in Kensington Park is an almost daily occurrence when they are in London.

Word Value for PUP
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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