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   pig

   /pɪɡ/

   noun

   • 1. an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat. Similar hogboarsowporkerswinepigletchild language:piggyrare:baconercuttergrunter
   • ▪ a wild animal of the pig family; a hog.
   • ▪ a young pig; a piglet. North American
   • ▪ the flesh of a pig as food.
   • 2. a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person: informal "I bet he's scoffed them all, greedy pig" Similar gluttonguzzlergobblergorgergourmandgourmandizerbinge eaterinformal:greedy pighoggutsgannetgreedy gutsgorbbrutemonsterdevilscoundrelroguewretchinformal:beastlouseratson of a bitchSOBlow lifetoeragscroteblighterderogatory:bastarddogdirty dogderogatory, informal:swineinformal, dated:heelstinkerbounderrottercadvulgar slang:shitsodbugger
   • 3. a police officer: derogatory "were the pigs there when the windows were smashed or not?"
   • 4. an oblong mass of iron or lead from a smelting furnace.
   • 5. a device which fits snugly inside an oil or gas pipeline and is sent through it to clean or test the inside, or to act as a barrier.

   verb

   • 1. gorge oneself with food: informal "he'd pigged himself on the last of the food"
   • 2. (of a sow) give birth to piglets; farrow.
   • 3. operate a pig within an oil or gas pipeline: "they will carry out all trenching and pigging"

   Word Origin Middle English: probably from the first element of Old Englishpicbrēd ‘acorn’, literally ‘pig bread’ (i.e. food for pigs).

   Derivatives

   • 1. piglike adjective
   • 2. pigling noun

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   What is a pig called?

   • 1. (Animals) any artiodactyl mammal of the African and Eurasian family Suidae, esp Sus scrofa ( domestic pig ), typically having a long head with a movable snout, a thick bristle-covered skin, and, in wild species, long curved tusks 2. (Agriculture) a domesticated pig weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kg). 4. (Cookery) the meat of swine; pork 5.

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   What is the difference between swine and pig?

   • swine, hog, pig - Swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs; a hog is 120 pounds or more and ready for market, while a pig is immature and weighs less. See also related terms for hog. - Originally meant just "young pig" until the 16th century—the word in Old and Middle English for the animal was swine.

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   What is pig noun?

   • Definition of pig noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an animal with pink, black or brown skin, short legs, a broad nose and a short curly tail. Pigs are kept on farms for their meat (called pork) or live in the wild. Pigs were grunting and squealing in the yard.

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   What does pig mean in a sentence?

   • The word pig has also been used to disparage police officers and sex workers. Pig definition: a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, typically weighing less than 300 pounds (136 kilograms).. See examples of PIG used in a sentence.

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   • English (US)

     PIG meaning: 1. a large pink, brown, or black farm animal...

   • Znaczenie Pig, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     pig definicja: 1. a large pink, brown, or black farm animal...

   • Pig: Arabic Translation

     PIG translate: خِنْزير, شَرِه. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     PIG translate: свинья , свинья, обжора . Learn more in the...

   • Pig: Korean Translation

     PIG translate: 돼지, (불쾌하거나, 많이 먹는) 돼지 같은 사람. Learn more in...

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     pig translate: หมู, คนตะกละตะกลาม. Learn more in the...

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     PIG translate: khinzir, babi. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Pig: Polish Translation

     pig translate: prosiak, świnia, świnia, świnia, świnia....

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   The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.

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   Pig definition: a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, typically weighing less than 300 pounds (136 kilograms).. See examples of PIG used in a sentence.

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