v. t. [ Obs. ] See Impugn. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. expugnare; ex out + pugnare to fight, pugna fight. Cf. Impugn. ] To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish;
a. [ L. expugnabilis. ] Capable of being expugned. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. expugnatio. ] The act of taking by assault; conquest. [ R. ] Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who expugns. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The truth hereof I will not rashly impugn, or overboldly affirm. Peacham. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. impugnatio: cf. OF. impugnation. ] Act of impugning; opposition; attack. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A perpetual impugnation and self-conflict. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who impugns. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned. Ed. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. inexpugnabilis: cf. F. inexpugnable. See In- not, and Expugnable. ] Incapable of being subdued by force; impregnable; unconquerable. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
A fortress, inexpugnable by the arts of war. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. So as to be inexpugnable; in an inexpugnable manner. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
They said the manner of their impeachment they could not but conceive did oppugn the rights of Parliament. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Oppugnant. ] The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. oppugnans, p. pr. of oppugnare. See Oppugn. ] Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring. “Oppugnant forces.” I. Taylor. --
n. [ L. oppugnatio: cf. OF. oppugnation. ] Opposition. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who opposes or attacks; that which opposes. Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. propugnare; pro for + pugnare to fight. ] To contend for; to defend; to vindicate. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. propugnaculum. ] A fortress. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. propugnatio. ] Means of defense; defense. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A defender; a vindicator. “Zealous propugners.” Gov. of Tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Pug mill,
v. t.
n. [ Corrupted fr. puck. See Puck. ]
‖n. [ Hind. pag foot. ] A footprint; a track; as of a boar. [ India ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Having a face like a monkey or a pug; monkey-faced. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Puggry. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t. To pucker. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Puckered. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Pug, v. t. ]
a. Thieving. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A blue-gray felt hat with a gold puggaree. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
interj. Pshaw! pish! -- a word used in contempt or disdain. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. pugillus, pugillum, a handful, akin to pugnus the fist. ] As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. pugil a pugilist, boxer, akin to pugnus the fist. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist. ] The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. pugil. ] One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to pugillism. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. pugnax, -acis, fr. pugnare to fight. Cf. Pugilism, Fist. ] Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting. --
n. [ L. pugnacitas: cf. F. pugnacité. ] Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness. “ A national pugnacity of character.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
A short, thick nose; a snubnose. --
Pug-nose eel (Zool.),
v. t. [ F. répugner, L. repugnare, repugnatum; pref. re- + pugnare to fight. See Pugnacious. ] To fight against; to oppose; to resist. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Stubbornly he did repugn the truth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being repugned or resisted. [ R. ] Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]
That which causes us to lose most of our time is the repugnance which we naturally have to labor. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let the foes quietly cut their throats,
Without repugnancy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. répugnant, or L. repugnans, -antis, p. pr. of repugnare. See Repugn. ] Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with;
[ His sword ] repugnant to command. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less repugnant unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself. Perkins. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a repugnant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ From L. repugnare. See Repugn. ] To oppose; to fight against. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who repugns. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Self-contradictory; inconsistent. Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Solifugae. --
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Solifugae. ] (Zool.) Same as Solifugae. [ 1913 Webster ]