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Pig meaning

What does “pig” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“pig” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: domestic swine.

pig

noun

  1. domestic swine

    SynonymshoggruntersquealerSus scrofa

  2. a coarse obnoxious person

    Synonymsslobslovenslovenly person

  3. a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

    Synonymshog

  4. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

    Synonymsbullcopcopperfuzz

  5. mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast

    Synonymspig bed

  6. a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace

verb

  1. live like a pig, in squalor

    Synonymspig it

  2. eat greedily

    “he devoured three sandwiches”

    Synonymsdevourguttleraven

  3. give birth to (piglets)

    “sows farrow”

    Synonymsfarrow

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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