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pig
noun
1 a hoofed omnivorous mammal with a stout heavy bristle-covered body, a protruding flattened snout and a corkscrew-like tail, kept worldwide for its meat.
2 an abusive term for a person, especially someone greedy, dirty, selfish or brutal.
3 slang an unpleasant job or situation.
4 offens slang a policeman.
5 a a quantity of metal cast into an oblong mass;
b the mould into which it is run.
verb (pigged , pigging )
1 intr said of a pig: to produce young.
2 tr & intr said of a person: to eat greedily. See also pig out below.
[13c in the form pigge ]
a pig in a poke colloq a purchase made without first inspecting it to see whether it is suitable.
make a pig of oneself colloq to eat greedily.
make a pig's ear of something colloq to make a mess of it; to botch it.
pig it colloq
1 to eat greedily.
2 to live squalidly.
pigs might fly colloq an expression of scepticism: it's very unlikely.
pig out to eat a large amount with relish and overindulgence; to overeat.
noun
1 a hoofed omnivorous mammal with a stout heavy bristle-covered body, a protruding flattened snout and a corkscrew-like tail, kept worldwide for its meat.
2 an abusive term for a person, especially someone greedy, dirty, selfish or brutal.
3 slang an unpleasant job or situation.
4 offens slang a policeman.
5 a a quantity of metal cast into an oblong mass;
b the mould into which it is run.
verb (pigged , pigging )
1 intr said of a pig: to produce young.
2 tr & intr said of a person: to eat greedily. See also pig out below.
[13c in the form pigge ]
a pig in a poke colloq a purchase made without first inspecting it to see whether it is suitable.
make a pig of oneself colloq to eat greedily.
make a pig's ear of something colloq to make a mess of it; to botch it.
pig it colloq
1 to eat greedily.
2 to live squalidly.
pigs might fly colloq an expression of scepticism: it's very unlikely.
pig out to eat a large amount with relish and overindulgence; to overeat.
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