pig
noun
1. domestic swine
Similar word(s): grunter, hog, squealer
Definition categories: animal, swine
2. a coarse obnoxious person
Definition categories: person, vulgarian
3. a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
Similar word(s): hog
Definition categories: person
4. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Similar word(s): bull, cop, copper, fuzz
Definition categories: person, officer, policeman
5. mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
Definition categories: man–made, cast, mold, mould
6. a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
Definition categories: man–made, ingot
Sentences with pig as a noun:
- The farmer kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from table scraps and field waste.
- Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.
- You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!
- She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked.
- He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops.
- The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested.
- Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!
- The conveyor carried the pigs from the smelter to the freight cars.
- After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig.
- The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.
- Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem.
- Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel.
verb
1. live like a pig, in squalor
Definition categories: stative, live
2. eat greedily
Similar word(s): devour, guttle, raven
Definition categories: consumption, eat
3. give birth to (piglets)
Similar word(s): farrow
Definition categories: body, bear, birth, deliver, have
Sentences with pig as a verb:
- The black sow pigged at seven this morning.
- They were pigging on the free food at the bar.