Pig

Word PIG
Character 3
Hyphenation pig
Pronunciations /ˈpɪɡ/

Definitions and meanings of "Pig"

What do we mean by pig?

Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, hooves with two weight-bearing toes, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, including the domesticated hog (Sus scrofa subsp. domestica syn. S. domesticus) and wild species such as the bushpig. noun

A domesticated hog, especially when weighing less than 54 kilograms (120 pounds). noun

The edible parts of one of these mammals. noun

A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or disgusting. noun

A police officer. noun

A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views. noun

A crude block of metal, chiefly iron or lead, poured from a smelting furnace. noun

A mold in which such metal is cast. noun

Pig iron. noun

To give birth to pigs; farrow. intransitive verb

To eat ravenously; gorge oneself. phrasal verb

(in a pig's eye) Under no condition; never. idiom

(pig in a poke) Something that is offered in a manner that conceals its true nature or value. idiom

(pig it) To live in a piglike fashion. idiom

To bring forth pigs; bring forth in the manner of pigs; litter.

To act as pigs; live like a pig; live or huddle as pigs: sometimes with an indefinite it.

An earthen vessel; any article of earthenware. noun

Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa.

(specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine).

The edible meat of such an animal; pork.

A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).

Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.

A lecherous or sexist man.

A dirty or slovenly person.

A very obese person.

A police officer.

A difficult problem.

A block of cast metal.

The mold in which a block of metal is cast.

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.

The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.

A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pig

The word "pig" in example sentences

A guinea pig is the main character in this book about how a child feels when they are away from the ones they love. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His explanation was that a pig is a foul beast that roots in the soil for its food, making the beast more prone to parasitic infection (s). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Emanual, Axelrod, Jarrett,, a pig is a pig no matter what the name ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

I see the lowlife dittoheads missed their chicken little leader today but are out in force doing his chaos work while the pig is at his home in florida counting his millions and chomping his cigar. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Though to Westerners this animal may not sound very auspicious, in Chinese culture, the pig is associated with fertility and virility. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The guinea pig is the ideal animal in which to test this, 'Kraus explained,' because they require vitamin C in their diet, just like humans, and they get an osteoarthritis of their knees that looks very similar to the type of knee osteoarthritis that humans get. ' ❋ Unknown (2004)

He squealed I say squealed becauase in the literature that's what they call the pig sound, but in reality it was an ear-piercing whale, or whine, or scream much like that of bloody murder and squirmed with his little short legs when he saw Liz. ❋ Scusteister (2006)

The country was almost a wilderness, and where my home is today, there were very few roads, just what we called a pig path through the woods. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

The boy replied, "Yes, a pig is a hog's little boy." ❋ Unknown (1925)

To most people the pig is an unsavoury animal, all nose and abdominal circumference. ❋ Emily Ferguson (1910)

Jimmie kept a straight face when he told Stubby that the English word "pig" meant "wonderful." ❋ Unknown (2006)

Somewhere in Iowa, a pig is being raised in a confined pen, packed in so tightly with other swine that their curly tails have been chopped off so they won't bite one another. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He fashioned himself as a cowboy, and the public turned it against him – so the pig is trying to turn it around — get the “cowboy” to apply to Obama and it will benefit Bush. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Marie said, “I think the pig is trying to throw an insult, once regularly leveled at Bush, against Obama — it has no relevance, whatsoever, but then reality means nothing to the porker” ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think the pig is trying to throw an insult, once regularly leveled at Bush, against Obama — it has no relevance, whatsoever, but then reality means nothing to the porker. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the pig is kept on a farm in a pen so much the worse – the beast is rooting around in its own droppings, making it even more prone to nastiness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Image how clever a pig is to live just on garbage – to cost nothing and to do a precious job, which is to get rid of the garbage! ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example some Han Chinese believe that pig is the ancestor of Muslim and that's why they do not eat pork. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the pig is slaughtered, at about 5 months of age, he'll become sausage or bacon that will sell cheap, feeding an American addiction to meat that has contributed to an obesity epidemic currently afflicting more than two-thirds of the population. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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