pig

//pɪɡ//
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Noun

pigSingular
pigsPlural
1

A domesticated omnivorous mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat.

The farmer raises pigs on his farm.

2

A wild animal of the pig family; a boar or swine.

We saw a wild pig in the forest.

3

A greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person.

Don't be such a pig! Share the food with others.

4

A police officer (derogatory slang).

The protesters were shouting at the pigs.

5

An oblong mass of metal that has been run while molten into a mold excavated in sand; an ingot.

The molten iron was poured into molds to form pigs.

Verb

1

To eat greedily; to gorge oneself.

Don't pig out on snacks before dinner.

2

To give birth to pigs; to farrow.

The sow pigged last night and had eight piglets.

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