Definition of "pup"

pup

/pʌp/

noun
plural pups
1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
2. A young, inexperienced person.
3. Any cute dog, regardless of age.
4. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
5. (horticulture) A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
6. (film, television) A kind of small spotlight.
  Quotations
  For a scene like the Highgate exhumation night sequence suitable equipment would consist of: two brutes on Molevators, three 10 K lights also on Molevators and, for good measure, two 5 Ks, four 2 Ks, two pups (1000 W), two North lights […]
  1976, A. Arthur Englander, Paul Petzold, Filming for Television, page 191
  Spots were also used for the foreground, usually the smaller type like a “pup,” which could be repositioned quickly for different setups.
  2003, Christopher Neame, Rungs on a Ladder: Hammer Films Seen Through a Soft Gauze, page 23
7. (chiefly US, newspapers, publishing) An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.
verb
third-person singular simple present pups, present participle pupping, simple past and past participle pupped
1. (intransitive) To give birth to pups.