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- Dictionarypig/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
- 2. a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person: informal "I bet he's scoffed them all, greedy pig" Similar
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.
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a person who is unpleasant and difficult to deal with: He was an absolute pig to her. He's a real pig of a man. be a pig to do, play, etc. UK informal. to be very difficult or unpleasant to do, play, etc.: It's a beautiful piece of music but it's a pig to play. See more. pig noun [C] (EATS TOO MUCH) informal. a person who eats too much:
1. a. : a young domesticated swine usually weighing less than 120 pounds (50 kilograms) compare hog sense 1a. b. : a wild or domesticated swine regardless of age or weight. 2. a. : pork. b. : pigskin. 3. : a dirty, gluttonous, or repulsive person. 4. : a crude casting of metal (such as iron) 5. slang : an immoral woman. 6.
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog or piggy, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus.
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.
[count]: an animal that has a fat body with short legs, a small tail, and a wide nose and that is raised on a farm or lives in the wild — compare hog, piglet, sow; see also guinea pig, potbellied pig
Definition of pig noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PIG definition: 1. a large pink, brown, or black farm animal that is kept for its meat 2. someone who is very…. Learn more.
a large pink, brown, or black farm animal that is kept for its meat. Examples. Our neighbours keep pigs. Most of the farmers keep pigs or sheep. Pigs are used to locate truffles. These pigs are being raised for their meat. One of the farmer's pigs has gone missing.
pig. (pĭg) n. 1. a. 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. b.
A pig is a farm animal with a curly tail, hooves, floppy ears, and a flat snout for rooting. Cooked pig is popular, but the pig from Charlotte’s Web is saved from becoming bacon by a crafty spider. Pigs are omnivores — they eat both plants and meat — and on small farms, they're fed kitchen leftovers as well as their basic diet.
