(pug) noun
1. Clay ground and worked with water, for molding pottery or bricks.
2. A machine in which clay is ground and mixed or tempered: also pug mill.
—v.t. pugged, pug·ging
1. To knead or work (clay) with water, as in brickmaking.
2. To fill in with clay, etc.
3. To fill in or cover with mortar, felt, etc., to deaden sound. [<dial. E,? <pug punch]

(pug) noun
1. A breed of dog characterized by a short, square body, upturned nose, curled tail, and short, smooth coat.
2. A pug nose. [Prob. alter. of PUCK]

(pug) noun
Anglo-Indian An animal's footprint; trail.
—v.t. pugged, pug·ging To track, as game, by pugs; trail. [<Hind. pag a foot]

(pug) noun Slang
A professional pugilist. [Short for PUGILIST]