Definition of pig Pig
/pɪˈg/ - [pig] - pig
We found 40 definitions of pig from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: pigs |
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| pig - a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace | ||
| pig - domestic swine | ||
| hog, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa | ||
| swine stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals | ||
| genus sus, sus type genus of the Suidae | ||
| porker a pig fattened to provide meat | ||
| trotter foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food | ||
| porc, pork meat from a domestic hog or pig | ||
| pig - a person regarded as greedy and pig-like | ||
| hog | ||
| selfish person a person who is unusually selfish | ||
| pig - a coarse obnoxious person | ||
| slob, sloven, slovenly person | ||
| vulgarian a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth) | ||
| litter lout, litterbug, litterer a person who litters public places with refuse | ||
| pig - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman | ||
| bull, cop, copper, fuzz | ||
| police officer, policeman, officer a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" | ||
| colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | ||
| pig - mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast | ||
| pig bed | ||
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| pig - live like a pig, in squalor | ||
| pig it | ||
| live lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" | ||
| pig - give birth; "sows farrow" | ||
| farrow | ||
| birth, give birth, deliver, bear, have cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" | ||
| pig - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" | ||
| devour, guttle, raven | ||
| eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pig (Noun)
Any of several mammals of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated farm animal Sus scrofa . - pig (Noun)
Specifically A young swine, a piglet. - pig (Noun)
The edible meat of such an animal; pork. - pig (Noun)
Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily. - pig (Noun)
A nasty or disgusting person. - pig (Noun)
A dirty or slovenly person. - pig (Noun)
A difficult problem. - pig (Noun)
A block of cast metal. - pig (Noun)
The mold in which a block of metal is cast. - pig (Noun)
A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress. - pig (Noun)
A person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig. - pig (Noun)
earthenware, or an earthenware shard. - pig (Noun)
An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer. - pig (Noun)
A pigeon. - pig (Verb)
To give birth . - pig (Verb)
To greedily consume especially food. - pig (Verb)
To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pig (n.)
A piggin. - pig (n.)
The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. - pig (n.)
Any wild species of the genus Sus and related genera. - pig (n.)
An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See Mine pig, under Mine. - pig (n.)
One who is hoggish; a greedy person. - pig (v. t. & i.)
To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of pigs; to farrow. - pig (v. t. & i.)
To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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pig
A common, four-legged animal (Sus scrofa) that has cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging and is farmed by humans for its meat. -
pig
(Pejorative) A fat or overweight person.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pig
pig, n. a swine of either gender: an oblong mass of unforged metal, as first extracted from the ore, so called because it is made to flow when melted in channels called pigs, branching from a main channel called the sow.—v.i. to bring forth pigs: to live together like pigs:—pr.p. pig′ging; pa.t. and pa.p. pigged.—adjs. Pig′-eyed, having small dull eyes with heavy lids; Pig′-faced, looking like a pig.—n. Pig′gery, a place where pigs are kept.—adj. Pig′gish, belonging to or like pigs: greedy, said of persons.—n. Pig′gishness.—adj. Pig′headed, having a large or ill-formed head: stupidly obstinate.—ns. Pig′headedness; Pig′-ī′ron, iron in pigs or rough bars; Pig′-lead, lead in pigs; Pig′-nut (same as Earth-nut); Pig′sconce, a pigheaded fellow: a blockhead; Pig′skin, the skin of a pig prepared as a strong leather: a saddle; Pig′-sty, a pen for keeping pigs; Pig's′-wash, swill; Pig's′-whis′per (slang), a low whisper: a very short space of time; Pig′-tail, the tail of a pig: the hair of the head tied behind in the form of a pig's tail: a roll of twisted tobacco. [A.S. pecg; Dut. bigge, big.] -
pig
pig, n. an earthen vessel. [Piggin.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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pig
A police officer. A China street pig; a Bow-street officer. Floor the pig and bolt; knock down the officer and run away. -
pig
Sixpence, a sow's baby. Pig-widgeon; a simpleton. To pig together; to lie or sleep together, two or more in a bed. Cold pig; a jocular punishment inflicted by the maid seryants, or other females of the house, on persons lying over long in bed: it consists in pulling off all the bed clothes, and leaving them to pig or lie in the cold. To buy a pig in a poke; to purchase any thing without seeing. Pig's eyes; small eyes. Pigsnyes; the same: a vulgar term of endearment to a woman. He can have boiled pig at home; a mark of being master of his own house: an allusion to a well known poem and story. Brandy is Latin for pig and goose; an apology for drinking a dram after either.
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