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# pug

noun (a pug, pugs)

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

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#m1)
2. (old slang) «Pug» was once a short word for a boxer (from «pugilist»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#x1)
- The pug wagged its curly tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#x2)
- Pugs can overheat on hot days, so walk them in the cool morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#x3)
- He has a pug nose, short and turned up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#x4)
- Flat-faced dogs like pugs can find it hard to breathe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#x5)
- The pug wore a little coat in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#x6)
- My friend named her pug Biscuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#x7)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pug/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a pug, pugs. «Pug nose» means a short, turned-up nose. Pugs originally came from China and were later loved in Europe.

## On Mova

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