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Definition of pig - 6 dictionary results
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pig

1  [pig] noun, verb, pigged, pig⋅ging.
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–noun
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, or habits, as one who is gluttonous, very fat, greedy, selfish, or filthy.
5. Slang. a slatternly, sluttish woman.
6. Disparaging. a police officer.
7. Machinery. any tool or device, as a long-handled brush or scraper, used to clear the interior of a pipe or duct.
8. Metallurgy.
a. an oblong mass of metal that has been run while still molten into a mold of sand or the like, esp. such a mass of iron from a blast furnace.
b. one of the molds for such masses of metal.
c. metal in the form of such masses.
d. pig iron.
–verb (used with object)
9. to mold (metal) into pigs.
10. Informal. to eat (something) quickly; gulp: He pigged three doughnuts and ran off to school.
–verb (used without object)
11. to bring forth pigs; farrow.
—Verb phrase
12. pig out, Slang. to overindulge in eating: We pigged out on pizza last night.
—Idioms
13. on the pig's back, Australian Slang. in a fortunate position.
14. pig it,
a. to live like a pig, esp. in dirt.
b. to lead a disorganized, makeshift life; live without plan or pattern.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME pigge young pig, with doubled consonant appropriate to terms for smaller animals (cf. dog, frog 1 ) but with no obvious relations; almost certainly not akin to LG, D big(ge), MD vigghe young pig, which involve further obscurities; if Dan pige, Sw piga maid, young girl are compared, perh. < ON word meaning “young, small,” applied in Scand to girls but in OE to swine
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pig

2  [pig]
–noun Scot. and North England.
1. an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar.
2. potter's clay; earthenware as a material.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME pygg < ?
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pig   (pĭg)   
n.  

    1. Any of several mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, cloven hooves, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, especially the domesticated hog, Sus scrofa domesticus, when young or of comparatively small size.

    2. The edible parts of one of these mammals.

    3. A crude block of metal, chiefly iron or lead, poured from a smelting furnace.

    4. A mold in which such metal is cast.

    5. Pig iron.

  2. Informal A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or gross.

    1. A crude block of metal, chiefly iron or lead, poured from a smelting furnace.

    2. A mold in which such metal is cast.

    3. Pig iron.

  4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a police officer.

  5. Slang A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views.

intr.v.   pigged, pig·ging, pigs
To give birth to pigs; farrow.
Phrasal Verb(s):
pig out Slang To eat ravenously; gorge oneself: "a parent who asks a child, 'Would you like to pig out on pizza?'" (George F. Will).

Idiom(s):
in a pig's eye Slang Under no condition; never.

Idiom(s):
pig in a pokeSomething that is offered in a manner that conceals its true nature or value.

Idiom(s):
pig it Slang To live in a piglike fashion.

[Middle English pigge, young pig, probably from Old English *picga.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
pig

  1. n.
    someone who eats too much; a glutton. : I try to cut down on calories, but whenever I see red meat I make a pig of myself.
  2. n.
    an ugly and fat woman or man. : Clare is a pig. Why doesn't she lose a ton or two?
  3. n.
    a dirty or slovenly person. : Jimmy, change your clothes. Look at that mud, you little pig!
  4. n.
    an officer; a police officer or a military officer. (Used mostly for a police officer. Widely known since the 1960s.) : The pigs who aren't in pig heaven are driving around in pigmobiles busting innocent people like me.
  5. n.
    a Caucasian. (Black.) : Why do those pigs think they can walk in here like that?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

pig 
probably from O.E. *picg, found in compounds, ultimate origin unknown. Originally "young pig" (the word for adults was swine). Another O.E. word for "pig" was fearh, related to furh "furrow," from PIE *perk- "dig, furrow" (cf. L. porc-us "pig," see pork). "This reflects a widespread IE tendency to name animals from typical attributes or activities" [Lass]. Synonyms grunter, porker are from sailors' and fishermen's euphemistic avoidance of uttering the word pig at sea, a superstition perhaps based on the fate of the Gadarene swine, who drowned. The meaning "oblong piece of metal" is first attested 1589, on the notion of "large mass." The derogatory slang meaning "police officer" has been in underworld slang since at least 1811; pig out "eat like a pig" is 1979; pig-headed is 1620; pigskin as slang for "football" is from 1894, though as word for saddle leather it is from 1855. Pig Latin first recorded 1937. Pigsty is from 1591; fig. use for "miserable, dirty hovel" is attested from 1820.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

pig

In addition to the idioms beginning with pig, also see in a pig's eye; like pigs in clover; make a pig of oneself; when pigs fly.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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