pig

  • 21pig — pig1 S2 [pıg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(person)¦ 3¦(police)¦ 4 a pig (of a something) 5 make a pig s ear of something 6 in a pig s eye 7 pig in a poke 8 pigs might fly ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22pig —   Pua a. See bracelet, eat, lecherous.    ♦ Small pig, pua a māiki.    ♦ Old tough pig, pua a ā aua.    ♦ Young female pig, pua a ohi.    ♦ Greasy pig, pua a hinu.    ♦ Hairless pig, pua a hulu ole.    ♦ Bloodstained pig, pua a he a.    ♦ Pig… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 23pig — n. swine 1) a sucking (BE), suckling (AE) pig 2) pigs grunt, oink, squeal 3) a young pig is a piglet 4) a female pig is a sow 5) a male pig is a boar glutton (colloq.) 6) to make a pig of oneself misc. 7) as fat as a pig; a male chauvinist pig;… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24pig — I UK [pɪɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms pig : singular pig plural pigs ** 1) an animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat. A female pig is called a sow and a young pig is called a piglet. The meat from a pig is called… …

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  • 25pig — I. /pɪg / (say pig) noun 1. the common domesticated swine, Sus scrofa, descended from the wild boar, widely distributed with humans and bred into many varieties to provide meat and fat; feral populations in Australia cause great ecological damage …

  • 26pig — pig1 /pig/, n., v., pigged, pigging. n. 1. a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (220 kg.) 2. any wild or domestic swine. 3. the flesh of swine; pork. 4. a person of piglike character, behavior,… …

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  • 27pig —    Used as an offensive term of address in various meanings. It is commonly used by children of someone who eats more than his fair share or who eats in a bestial manner. It is then extended to someone who behaves in a generally selfish way. ‘You …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 28pig — pig1 [ pıg ] noun count ** 1. ) an animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat. A female pig is called a sow and a young pig is called a piglet. The meat from a pig is called pork. 2. ) an insulting word for someone who… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29pig — [[t]pɪ̱g[/t]] pigs, pigging, pigged 1) N COUNT A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair on its skin. Pigs are often kept on farms for their meat, which is called pork, ham, bacon, or gammon. → See also guinea pig ...the… …

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  • 30pig — noun 1》 an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout, kept for its meat. [Sus domesticus.]     ↘a wild animal related to this; a hog. [Family Suidae.]     ↘N. Amer. a young pig; a piglet. 2》 informal a greedy …

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