2. A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. [from the 18th c]
3. An upper servant in a great house. [from the 19th c]
4. (obsolete) An elf or hobgoblin.
5. (obsolete) chaff; the refuse of grain
6. Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.
7. Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)
8. A pug mill.
9. The footprint of an animal.
10. (obsolete, slang) A pugilist or boxer.
11. A term of endearment.[from the 16th c]
Verb
1. (transitive) To mix and stir when wet.
2. (transitive) To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.
The word pugs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pug.
