pup

1. (horticulture) A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.

2. (film, television) A kind of small spotlight.Examples: "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 […]"; "Spots were also used for the foreground, usually the smaller type like a “pup,” which could be repositioned quickly for different setups."

3. (chiefly US, newspapers, publishing) An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.US

4. (sex, slang) Someone who participates in pup play (the sexual practice of role-playing as a young dog).Examples: "It could be any dude, as long as you really want to fuck him. It could be a... a twink, a bear, an otter, a circuit queen, a chub, a pup, a gipster, a daddy chaser, a leatherman, a ladyboy, a Donald Duck. Donald Duck's a gay guy who's been kicked out of the Navy."; "Mentorship, I learned from the Fog City pups, plays a huge role in their family business, where the pack hierarchy comes into play."; "(Pups are apparently different from "furries," who dress up in animal suits. And they are both different from "bunnies," which the author didn't explain and which I have neither heart nor stomach to Google.)"slang

5. (chiefly Alaska) A small tributary or feeder stream in the US state of Alaska.Examples: "[...] stream gravels of Bear Pup are auriferous for a distance of at least 2 miles above its mouth."; "At last we reached the head of Young creek, and following a "pup" stream we worked out way over a third divide and down into the great Chitina valley."; "[…] the Iditarod district . None appear in the Dictionary of Alaska Place Names (27) and presumably are local pups or streams whose terminology is not currently used."