<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>The young of a carnivore, as a dog, bear, lion, seal, etc.</li><li>A youth, especially an impudent or despised one.</li><li>Synonyms: whippersnapper, urchin, brat.</li><li>Machinery: any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc.</li><li>Any of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with or without object):</strong></p><ul><li>(Of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young).</li></ul>