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Pungent
- adjective - capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
- strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
Punning
- verb - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
- make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
Punting
- verb - (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"
- kick the ball
- place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
- propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
Pupping
- verb - birth; "the dog whelped"
Purging
- verb -
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- clear of a charge
- excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"
- make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
- oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
- rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
- serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites"
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Purline
- - In roof construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals
- In roof construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
Purling
- verb - edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
- embroider with gold or silver thread
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- knit with a purl stitch
- make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"
Purring
- verb - indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
- make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
Pursing
- verb - contract one's lips into a rounded shape
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
Pushing
- verb - approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
- move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
- move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
- press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"