The difference between Dog and Puppy
When used as nouns, dog means a mammal, canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding, whereas puppy means a young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months).
When used as verbs, dog means to pursue with the intent to catch, whereas puppy means to bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dog and Puppy
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Dog as a noun:
A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.
Examples:
"The dog barked all night long."
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Dog as a noun:
A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).
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Dog as a noun (slang, derogatory):
A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
Examples:
"She’s a real dog."
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Dog as a noun (slang):
A man (derived from definition 2).
Examples:
"You lucky dog!"
"He's a silly dog."
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Dog as a noun (slang, derogatory):
A coward.
Examples:
"Come back and fight, you dogs!"
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Dog as a noun (derogatory):
Someone who is morally reprehensible.
Examples:
"You dirty dog."
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Dog as a noun (slang):
A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).
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Dog as a noun:
Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
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Dog as a noun:
A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)
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Dog as a noun:
A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
Examples:
"The dogs were too hot to touch."
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Dog as a noun (cartomancy):
The eighteenth Lenormand card.
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Dog as a noun:
A hot dog.
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Dog as a noun (poker, _, slang):
Underdog.
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Dog as a noun (slang, almost always, _, in the plural):
Foot.
Examples:
"uxi My dogs are barking! My feet hurt!"
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Dog as a noun (Cockney rhyming slang):
(from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.
Examples:
"My dog is dead. My mobile-phone battery has run out of charge and is no longer able to function."
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Dog as a noun:
One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
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Dog as a verb (transitive):
To pursue with the intent to catch.
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Dog as a verb (transitive):
To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
Examples:
"The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."
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Dog as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To fasten a hatch securely.
Examples:
"It is very important to dog down these hatches..."
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Dog as a verb (intransitive, emerging usage in, _, British):
To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
Examples:
"I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."
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Dog as a verb (intransitive, transitive):
To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
Examples:
"A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."
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Puppy as a noun:
A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)
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Puppy as a noun:
A young rat.
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Puppy as a noun:
A young seal.
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Puppy as a noun (slang, usually, in the plural):
A woman's breast.
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Puppy as a noun (informal):
A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
Examples:
"I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home."
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Puppy as a noun (derogatory, dated):
A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.
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Puppy as a verb (transitive):
To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
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