pig


Definition: Meaning of, pig in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɪɡ /

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pig pigs
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  1. animal a farm animal with short legs, a fat body, and a curved tail. Pigs are kept for their meat, which includes PORK, BACON and HAM [=  hog American English]
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  2. person spoken someone who eats too much or eats more than their share
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  3. person spoken someone who is unpleasant in some way, for example unkind or very untidy
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  4. police taboo informal an offensive word for a police officer. Do not use this word.
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  5. a pig (of a something) British English spoken something that is very difficult or unpleasant to do
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  6. make a pig's ear of something British English spoken to do something very badly
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  7. in a pig's eye American English spoken informal used to show that you do not believe what someone is saying
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  8. pig in a poke spoken something you bought without seeing it first and that is not as good or valuable as you expected
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  9. pigs might fly spoken used to say that you do not think something will happen
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
pig pigged pigged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pigging pigs
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pig used in phrases

  • cinder pig (noun)
    1. pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag
  • electric pig (noun)
    1. a device installed under a kitchen sink to grind and liquefy food waste so that it can go down the drain
  • guinea pig (noun)
    1. a small furry animal with short ears and no tail, which is often kept as a pet
    2. someone who is used in a scientific test to see how successful or safe a new product, system etc is
  • in a pig's eye (adverb)
    1. very unlikely
  • mine pig (noun)
    1. pig iron made entirely from ore
  • pig Latin (noun)
    1. a type of word play or code in which words are altered by moving the leading consonants of a word to the end and appending -ay; for example, "please be quiet" becomes "ease-play e-bay iet-quay"
  • pig bed (noun)
    1. mould consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
  • pig farm (noun)
    1. a farm where pigs are raised or kept
  • pig iron (noun)
    1. a form of iron that is not pure
  • pig it (verb)
    1. live like a pig, in squalor
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pig used in phrasal verbs

  • pig off (phrasal verb)
    1. to make someone feel very annoyed or upset
  • pig out (phrasal verb)
    1. to eat an extremely large amount of food
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