pup
/pʌp/noun
उच्चारण पप
पिल्ला; (कुछ जीवों का) बच्चा
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a young dog (also puppy); a young animal of some other species, such as a seal or rat
पिल्ला; (कुछ जीवों का) बच्चा
- a seal pup
- The pup wagged its tail and followed the children home.
- The lion cub and the pup looked at each other in the zoo.
+ 2 more examples
- Our dog had four pups last winter.
- The sea lion pup swam close to its mother.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
pup (countable noun)
A pup is a young dog; the word is also used for the young of a seal, wolf, fox or rat. The plural is pups.
'Pup' कुत्ते का बच्चा है; यह शब्द सील, भेड़िये, लोमड़ी या चूहे के बच्चे के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है। Plural 'pups' है।
- The stray dog had three pups.
- A seal pup lay on the rocks.
pup vs puppy
Puppy is the more common word for a pet dog; pup is shorter and used for wild animals or in writing.
पालतू कुत्ते के बच्चे के लिए 'puppy' अधिक आम है; 'pup' छोटा रूप है और जंगली पशुओं या लेखन में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The children adopted a puppy from the shelter.
pup + verb (give birth)
As a verb, pup means to give birth to young; it is used for dogs and seals.
Verb के रूप में 'pup' का अर्थ बच्चे को जन्म देना है; यह कुत्तों और सीलों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The dog pupped under the stairs.
sell sb a pup (idiom)
To sell someone a pup is a British idiom for cheating them with something worthless.
'Sell sb a pup' British मुहावरा है, जिसका अर्थ किसी को बेकार चीज़ बेचकर धोखा देना है।
- The dealer sold me a pup when he sold me that scooter.
pup + prep. (with / of)
Use with for the pup's mother or owner, and of for a litter.
पिल्ले की माँ या मालिक के लिए with और उनके समूह के लिए of आता है।
- She came home with a pup.
- The dog gave birth to a litter of six pups.
+Collocations 5
adjective + pup
youngnew-bornplayfulstrayhealthy
- A playful pup ran around the garden.
verb + pup
adoptfeedtrainrescuename
- She decided to adopt a stray pup.
animal + pup
sealwolffoxdograt
- The wolf pups stayed in the den.
pup + noun
tentfoodtraininglitter
- Pup training should start at an early age.
pup + prep.
withofinby
- A stray pup slept by the gate.
“More examples 6
- Radhika named the pup Moti.
राधिका ने उस पिल्ले का नाम मोती रखा।
- The mother dog fed her pups under the tree.
माँ कुतिया ने पेड़ के नीचे अपने पिल्लों को दूध पिलाया।
- The seal pup was left alone on the ice.
सील का बच्चा बर्फ़ पर अकेला छोड़ दिया गया।
- The street pups gathered near the tea stall.
आवारा पिल्ले चाय की दुकान के पास इकट्ठे हो गए।
- A pup learns quickly if it is trained with patience.
यदि पिल्ले को धैर्य से सिखाया जाए तो वह जल्दी सीखता है।
- The pups played near the bus stand all day.
पिल्ले दिन भर बस-अड्डे के पास खेलते रहे।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Pup, puppy and cub are names for young animals, each for different animals.
Pup, puppy और cub पशुओं के बच्चों के नाम हैं, जो अलग-अलग पशुओं के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often (young animals): the young of a dog is a pup or puppy; of a seal a pup; of a cat a kitten; of a cow a calf; of a horse a foal; of a sheep a lamb; of a kangaroo a joey; of a deer a fawn; of an owl an owlet.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है (जानवरों के बच्चे): कुत्ते का बच्चा pup या puppy; सील का pup; बिल्ली का kitten; गाय का calf; घोड़े का foal; भेड़ का lamb; कंगारू का joey; हिरण का fawn; उल्लू का owlet।