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dug

/dʌɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
dug
IPA
/dʌɡ/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of dig (replacing earlier digged)

noun

A mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two breasts, mostly used to refer to the nipples of non-ruminants and non-primates.

noun

A woman's breast or nipple.

noun

Pronunciation spelling of dog.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From earlier dugge ("pap, teat"; compare also English dialectal ducky, dukky (“the female breast”)), apparently connected to Danish dægge (“to suckle”), Swedish dägga (“to suck”), Old English dēon (“to suckle”). More at doe. Compare also doug.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dʌɡ/
  • British English: /dʌɡ/

Inflected Forms

dugs (plural)

Derived Forms

dugway undug

Synonyms

udder pap breast teat tit nipple

Homonyms

Doug

Rhymes With

drug ugh bug plug hug doug rug mug tug thug slug smug

Questions

How do you pronounce dug?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʌɡ/.
What does dug mean?
simple past and past participle of dig (replacing earlier digged)
Where does dug come from?
From earlier dugge ("pap, teat"; compare also English dialectal ducky, dukky (“the female breast”)), apparently connected to Danish dægge (“to suckle”), Swedish dägga (“to suck”), Old English dēon (“to suckle”). More at doe. Compare also doug.

How to pronounce dug

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