Pur

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”). alt-of, dated

    "The first — called by Laennec, from its resemblance to the pur of a cat, the purring tremor — is nearly always indicative of a valvular lesion. The second is caused by the to-and-fro motion of a roughened pericardium."

  2. 2
    Initialism of polyurethane. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of person using radio. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Dated form of purr. alt-of, dated

    "a. 1828, John Gardiner Calkins Brainard, On Connecticut River And there the wild-cat purs amid her brood."

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