Meaning & Definition of Pig in English
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Pig
/pɪg/
noun
1. Domestic swine
synonym:
- hog,
- pig,
- grunter,
- squealer,
- Sus scrofa
2. A coarse obnoxious person
synonym:
- slob,
- sloven,
- pig,
- slovenly person
3. A person regarded as greedy and pig-like
synonym:
- hog,
- pig
4. Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
synonym:
- bull,
- cop,
- copper,
- fuzz,
- pig
5. Mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
synonym:
- pig bed,
- pig
6. A crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
synonym:
- pig
verb
1. Live like a pig, in squalor
synonym:
- pig,
- pig it
2. Eat greedily
- "He devoured three sandwiches"
synonym:
- devour,
- guttle,
- raven,
- pig
3. Give birth
- "Sows farrow"
synonym:
- farrow,
- pig
Examples of using
He eats like a pig.
Don't touch me, you pig!
You filthy pig!