~ 1
■ verb push one's lips or bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive.
■ noun a ~ing expression.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective
Origin
ME: perh. from the base of Swed. dialect puta 'be inflated'.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 (also ~ing ) another term for bib 1 (in sense 2).
2》 North American term for eel~ .
Origin
OE -pūta in lepūta 'eel~', perh. related to ~ 1 .