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Pig Very Common

Pig has 14 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

domestic swine

"The farmer fed corn to his herd of young pigs in the pen."

2

a coarse obnoxious person

"The rude man at the bar was acting like such a pig, refusing to let anyone order ahead of him."

3

a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

"After finishing his meal, he called the guest who had already eaten three helpings a complete pig."

4

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

"The angry crowd started shouting insults at the pig standing in front of them."

5

mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast

"The foundry workers poured molten steel into the large sand molds known as pigs to cool and harden them."

6

a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace

"The old miner used his axe to break through the pig blocking the furnace exit."

pig
7

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.

"The campaign team launched a pig operation to get undecided voters at polling stations before they could cast ballots elsewhere."

8

earthenware, or an earthenware shard

9

Persuade, Identify, GOTV, an electoral technique commonly employed in the United Kingdom.

In plain English: A pig is a domesticated animal with curly hair and a snout that farmers raise for its meat.

"The family went to the farm to see the pigs eating in the mud."

Usage: Use "pig" to refer specifically to domesticated swine raised for meat rather than wild boars. Avoid using it as slang for other animals unless you intend a humorous comparison based on their size or behavior.

Verb
1

live like a pig, in squalor

"The neglected children lived like pigs in the filthy hovel."

2

eat greedily

"he devoured three sandwiches"

3

give birth to (piglets)

"sows farrow"

4

to give birth.

"The sow is due to pig next week after carrying her litter for nine months."

Proper Noun
1

The twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

"People born in the Year of the Pig are often said to be hardworking and honest according to their zodiac sign."

Example Sentences
"The family went to the farm to see the pigs eating in the mud." noun
"The pig at the farm was rooting around in the mud all day." noun
"He made fun of his friend by calling him a lazy pig." noun
"We roasted a whole pig for the holiday dinner feast." noun
See Also
animal pork bacon hog oink farm boar swine
Related Terms
animal pork bacon hog oink farm boar swine farm animal sow ham snout dirty oink oink porcine tail pork animal mud curly source
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
swine vulgarian selfish person policeman mold ingot live eat give birth
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
porker litterer slattern

Origin

The word "pig" comes from Middle English and originally referred specifically to a young pig. It likely derives from an ancient root meaning "to blow or swell," which may explain why adult pigs were once called "swine."

Rhyming Words
in pig nonpig paypig bushpig rig pig pay pig sea pig minipig antipig fuckpig earthpig wild pig long pig hedgepig male pig micropig dish pig mine pig salt pig bush pig
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