pig

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noun

ˈpig 

often attributive

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

slang, disparaging : police officer

piglike

ˈpig-ˌlīk 

adjective

pig

2 of 2

verb

pigged; pigging

intransitive verb

1

: farrow

2

: to live like a pig

pig it

transitive verb

: farrow

Synonyms

Noun

• cormorant
• glutton
• gorger
• gormandizer
• gourmand
• hog
• overeater
• stuffer
• swiller

Examples of pig in a Sentence

Noun

Don't be a pig. Say “excuse me” after you burp.

all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The races happen daily and feature pigs and wiener dogs dressed like hot dogs. —Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 20 July 2017

The league has rescued monkeys, pigs, ponies, even a drug dealer's cougar, and thousands of dogs and cats every year. —John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2017

Verb

Brandishing her marker, Bennett sketched out a perfect day that starts with her baby boy and blueberries, ends with a cup of tea and includes a 300-pound Vietnamese potbelly pig, a light-speed out-to-dinner with a wee one and a wholesale defragmentation of the family fridge. —Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023

Javelinas are pig-like animals that are native to desert environments. —CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English pigge

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Phrases Containing pig

• a pig in a poke
• blind pig
• in a pig's eye
• make a pig of oneself
• make a pig's ear (out) of
• male chauvinist pig
• pig in a blanket
• pig in a poke
• pig in the middle
• pig iron
• pig latin
• pig of a
• pig out
• potbellied pig
• suckling pig
• sweat like a pig
• Vietnamese potbellied pig

Kids Definition

pig

noun

ˈpig

1

a

: a young domesticated swine usually weighing less than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) compare hog sense 1a

b

: a wild or domesticated swine of any age or weight

2

a

: pork sense 1

b

: pigskin sense 1

3

: a dirty, gluttonous, or repulsive person

4

: a metal cast (as of iron) poured directly from the smelting furnace into a mold