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# poodle

noun (a poodle, poodles)

«poodle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dog with thick curly hair, often clipped into fancy shapes; poodles come in toy, miniature and standard sizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#m1)
2. (UK, informal, scornful) A person or country that always obeys someone more powerful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a poodle is a clever, popular pet dog. In stories a pampered poodle often wears a bow. In UK newspapers calling someone «a poodle» means they do whatever their boss says.

### Examples

- Our neighbour's poodle has white curly fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#x1)
- Poodles are clever and easy to train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#x2)
- The poodle wore a little pink bow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#x3)
- A standard poodle is much bigger than a toy poodle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#x4)
- Poodles don't shed much hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#x5)
- The newspaper called the minister the prime minister's poodle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#x6)
- A magnificent Poodle appeared, walking on his hind legs just like a man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/#x7)

### Note

Poodles were bred as water dogs; their clipped coat helped them swim. Plural: poodles. The scornful sense is political slang.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «poodle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poodle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«poodle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poodle.html) on Mova free.