pug
part of speech
noun (a pug, pugs)
meaning for a pupil
1) A pug is a small dog with a flat, wrinkly face, a curly tail and short fur, usually pale brown with a black face, or all black. tree →
2) (old slang) «Pug» was once a short word for a boxer (from «pugilist»). tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life pugs are popular pets. In science and animal-welfare talk, pugs are an example of how breeding for flat faces can cause breathing problems, so owners must keep them cool and not let them get too tired. Phrases: «a pug dog», «a pug nose» (a short, turned-up nose).
examples
- Our neighbour's pug snores very loudly. tree →
- The pug wagged its curly tail. tree →
- Pugs can overheat on hot days, so walk them in the cool morning. tree →
- He has a pug nose, short and turned up. tree →
- Flat-faced dogs like pugs can find it hard to breathe. tree →
- The pug wore a little coat in the snow. tree →
- My friend named her pug Biscuit. tree →
- In the meantime, there arrived from the next town a lady; she had a pug dog with her, and came, she said, to dispose of shares in her tan-yard. tree →
note
Countable: a pug, pugs. «Pug nose» means a short, turned-up nose. Pugs originally came from China and were later loved in Europe.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pug» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.