pig

pig

 (pĭg)

n.

1.

a. Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, hooves with two weight-bearing toes, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, including the domesticated hog (Sus scrofa subsp. domestica syn. S. domesticus) and wild species such as the bushpig.

b. A domesticated hog, especially when weighing less than 54 kilograms (120 pounds).

c. The edible parts of one of these mammals.

2.

a. Informal A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or disgusting.

b. Derogatory Slang A police officer.

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

3.

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

b. A mold in which such metal is cast.

c. Pig iron.

intr.v. pigged, pig·ging, pigs

To give birth to pigs; farrow.

Phrasal Verb:

pig out Slang

To eat ravenously; gorge oneself: pigged out on cake.

Idioms:

in a pig's eye Slang

Under no condition; never.

pig in a poke

Something that is offered in a manner that conceals its true nature or value.

pig it Slang

To live in a piglike fashion.

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[Middle English pigge, young pig, probably from Old English *picga.]

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pig

(pɪɡ)

n

1. (Animals) any artiodactyl mammal of the African and Eurasian family Suidae, esp Sus scrofa (domestic pig), typically having a long head with a movable snout, a thick bristle-covered skin, and, in wild species, long curved tusks

2. (Agriculture) a domesticated pig weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kg).

3. informal a dirty, greedy, or bad-mannered person

4. (Cookery) the meat of swine; pork

5. (Law) derogatory a slang word for policeman

6. (Metallurgy)

a. a mass of metal, such as iron, copper, or lead, cast into a simple shape for ease of storing or transportation

b. a mould in which such a mass of metal is formed

7. informal Brit something that is difficult or unpleasant

8. (Tools) an automated device propelled through a duct or pipeline to clear impediments or check for faults, leaks, etc

9. a pig in a poke something bought or received without prior sight or knowledge

10. make a pig of oneself informal to overindulge oneself

11. on the pig's back Irish and NZ successful; established: he's on the pig's back now.

vb, pigs, pigging or pigged

12. (Zoology) (intr) (of a sow) to give birth

13. (intr) informal Also: pig it to live in squalor

14. (tr) informal to devour (food) greedily

[C13 pigge, of obscure origin]

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pig

(pɪg)

n., v. pigged, pig•ging. n.

1. a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (54 kg).

2. any wild or domestic swine.

3. the flesh of swine; pork.

4. a person who is gluttonous, greedy, or slovenly.

5. Slang: Disparaging. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a police officer.)

6.

a. an oblong mass of metal that has been run while still molten into a mold of sand or the like.

b. one of the molds for such masses of metal.

c. metal in the form of such masses.

d. pig iron.

v.i.

7. to bring forth pigs; farrow.

8. pig out, Slang. to overindulge in eating: We pigged out on pizza last night.

[1175–1225; Middle English pigge young pig, of obscure orig.]

usage: Definition 6 is used with disparaging intent.

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swine, hog, pig - Swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs; a hog is 120 pounds or more and ready for market, while a pig is immature and weighs less.

See also related terms for hog.

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pig

- Originally meant just "young pig" until the 16th century—the word in Old and Middle English for the animal was swine.

See also related terms for swine.

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pig

Past participle: pigged
Gerund: pigging

Imperative

pig

pig

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pig - domestic swine       grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa, hog swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals genus Sus, Sus - type genus of the Suidae porker - a pig fattened to provide meat trotter - foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food porc - meat from a domestic hog or pig lard - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
	2.	pig - a coarse obnoxious person     slob, sloven, slovenly person litter lout, litterbug, litterer - a person who litters public places with refuse slovenly woman, trollop, slattern - a dirty untidy woman vulgarian - a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)
	3.	pig - a person regarded as greedy and pig-like hog selfish person - a person who is unusually selfish
	4.	pig - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman cop, fuzz, copper, bull colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
	5.	pig - mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast pig bed cast, mold, mould - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
	6.	pig - a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace block of metal, ingot, metal bar - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
Verb	1.	pig - live like a pig, in squalor pig it live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
	2.	pig - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" guttle, raven, devour eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
	3.	pig - give birth; "sows farrow" farrow birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

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pig

noun

1. hog, sow, boar, piggy, swine, grunter, piglet, porker, shoat He keeps poultry, pigs and goats.

2. (Informal) slob, hog (informal), guzzler (slang), glutton, gannet (informal), sloven, greedy guts (slang) He's just a greedy pig.

3. (Informal) brute, monster, scoundrel, animal, beast, rogue, swine, rotter, boor Her ex-husband was a real pig to her.

pig out overindulge, overdo it, eat too much, have a binge (informal), make a pig of yourself (informal), be immoderate or intemperate It's great to pig out on junk food.

Related words
adjective porcine
male boar
female sow
young piglet
collective noun litter
habitation sty

Breeds of pig

Berkshire, Cheshire, Chester White, Duroc, Gloucester Old Spot, Hampshire, Landrace, Large Black, Large White, Middle White, Pietrain, Saddleback, Small White, Tamworth, Welsh, Vietnamese pot-bellied

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Translations

خَنْزيرخِنْزِيرخَنْزير!

свиня

prase

grissvinsvinepels

SchweinBulleHalunkeMassel

γουρούνιγουρουνίσιοςχοίρος

cerdopuercochanchocochinogorrino

siga

sikasottapyttyharkkomuottipähkinä

cochonporcpouletsalaudbrique

svinja

disznómalacsertés

svín

maialeporcostronzastronzosuino

豚

돼지

bukagalviškumaskasytėkiaulėskiaulės odakiaulidė

cūkalopsnekauņa

varkenzwijnflikslokopsmeerlap

grissvinpurk

świnia

porco

porc

свиньячушкаболванкасвин

prašič

grissvin

nguruwe

หมู

domuz

свиня

lợn

猪豬泛指贪吃、肮脏的人

pig

[pɪg]

A. N

1. → cerdo m, chancho m (LAm)
roast pig → lechón m asado or al horno
wild pig → cerdo m de monte
he made a right pig's ear of it → le salió muy mal, le salió un verdadero churro (Sp) , le salió una auténtica cagada
in a pig's eye! (US) → ¡ni hablar!
yes, and pigs might fly! → cuando las ranas críen pelo
to buy a pig in a poke → comprar algo a ciegas
to sell sb a pig in a poke → dar gato por liebre a algn

2. (= person) (dirty, nasty) → cerdo/a m/f, puerco/a m/f, chancho/a m/f (LAm); (greedy) → comilón/ona m/f, tragón/ona m/f
you pig! (hum) → ¡bandido!
to make a pig of o.s. → darse un atracón, ponerse las botas

3. (= policeman) → poli m
the pigs → la poli, la pasma (Sp) , la cana (S. Cone)

4. (= sth difficult or unpleasant) it was a pig of a job → fue un trabajo de lo más puñetero
this car's a pig to start → a este puñetero coche le cuesta lo suyo arrancar

5. (Metal) → lingote m

B. VT to pig it → vivir como cerdos

C. CPD pig iron N → hierro m en lingotes

pig out VI + ADV to pig out (on sth) → darse un atracón or ponerse las botas (de algo)

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pig

[ˈpɪg] n

(= animal) → cochon m, porc m
pigs might fly! → ce n'est pas demain la veille!
to make a pig's ear of sth (British) (= make a mess of) → cochonner qch
to make a pig of o.s. (= be greedy) → se goinfrer pig farm

(= unpleasant person) → porc m
What a pig! How could he say that to you? → Quel porc! Comment a-t-il pu te dire cela ?

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pig

n

→ Schwein nt; to buy a pig in a poke (prov) → die Katze im Sack kaufen; pigs might fly (Brit prov) → wers glaubt, wird selig; they were living like pigs → sie haben wie die Schweine gehaust; as happy as a pig in muck (inf) or shit (sl) → voll gut drauf (inf); in a pig’s eye (US inf) → du spinnst wohl! (inf)

(inf: = person) (dirty, nasty) → Schwein nt, → Sau f (inf); (greedy) → Vielfraß m (inf); to make a pig of oneself → sich (dat) → den Bauch vollschlagen (inf), → kräftig zulangen

(inf: = awkward thing) → fieses Ding (inf)

(sl: = policeman) → Bulle m (sl)

(Metal) (= ingot) → Massel f; (= mould) → Kokille f

vt to pig it (inf) → hausen

vr to pig oneself (inf) → sich vollstopfen (inf)

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pig

:

pig in the middle

n (Brit) Spiel, bei dem ein zwischen zwei anderen stehender Spieler einen Ball, den diese sich zuwerfen, zu fangen versucht I’m just pig on this project (inf) → ich stehe bei diesem Projekt nur hilflos dabei or in der Mitte

pig iron

n → Roheisen nt

pig Latin

n kindliche Geheimsprache durch Anfügen von Silben

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pig

:

pigpen

n (US) = pigsty

pig’s ear

n to make a pig of something (Brit inf) → etw vermasseln (inf)

pigskin

n

→ Schweinsleder nt

(US inf: = football) → Pille f (inf), → Leder nt (inf)

pigsty

n → Schweinestall m; (fig also) → Saustall m (inf)

pigswill

n → Schweinefutter nt; (fig) (= coffee, soup etc) → Spülwasser nt (inf); (= porridge etc) → Schweinefraß m (inf)

pigtail

n → Zopf m

pigwoman

n → Schweinehirtin f

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pig

[pɪg] n

a. → maiale m, porco
to buy a pig in a poke (fig) → fare un acquisto alla cieca or a scatola chiusa

b. (fam) (person, nasty) → stronzo/a; (greedy, dirty) → porco, maiale m
to make a pig of o.s. → mangiare (e bere) come un porco
see also piggy in the middle

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pig

(pig) noun

1. a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon. He keeps pigs. vark خَنْزير прасе porco prase das Schwein svin; gris χοίρος, γουρούνιcerdo, puerco siga خوک sika porcחזיר सुअर svinja disznó babi svín maiale 豚 돼지 kiaulė cūka khinzir varkengris, svinświnia خوګ porco porc свинья prasa prašič svinja gris, svin หมู domuz 豬 свиня; порося خنزير، سور con lợn 猪

2. an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person. You pig! vark خَنْزير! свиня porco prase das Schwein svin; svinepels γουρούνιcerdo, guarro, puerco, marrano siga پر خور sika cochon/-onne “חִזיר” लालची या गंदे आदमी को दी जाने वाली गाली krme disznó babi svín porco 豚野郎 탐욕스러운 사람 kiaulė, paršas cūka; nekauņa; lops babi zwijngris, svinświnia هغه سړى چې دخوګ په شان چټل اوسراښ وزي porco porc свинья! prasa svinja svinja gris, svin คนตะกละตะกลาม domuz 泛指貪吃、骯髒的人 свиня لالچي گندہ آدمي từ chửi người khác 泛指贪吃、肮脏的人

ˈpiggy – plural ˈpiggies – noun

a child's word for a (little) pig. varkie خِنَّوْص прасенце porquinho prasátko das Schweinchen øfgris γουρουνάκιcerdito notsu بچه خوک sika cochonnetחזירון सुअर तोतली भाषा में mala svinja coca babi kecil grís, grislingur porcellino, maialino 豚ちゃん (새끼)돼지 kûkutis cūciņa; sivēntiņš khinzir varkentjeliten grisświnka د خوګ زوی porquinho purceluş свинка, поросенок prasiatko prašiček prase nasse, liten gris ลูกหมู domuz yavrusu 小豬 свинка, поросятко چھوٹا خنزيز con lợn con 小猪

adjective

like a pig's. piggy eyes. varkagtig شَبيه بالخِنَّوْص свински de porco prasečí Schweine-... grise- γουρουνίσιος de cerdo sea- خوک مانند sikamainen de cochon -חֲזִיר सुअर के जैसा svinjsko malacképű seperti babi svínslegur porcino 豚のような 돼지 같은 kiaulës cūkas- seperti khinzir varkens- grise-, svine- świński لکه خوګ de porco (ca) de porc свиной, поросячий prasačí prašičji svinjski grislik, gris- เหมือนหมู domuz gibi 豬一般的 поросячий خنزيز جيسا như lợn 猪一般的

ˈpiglet (-lit) noun

a baby pig. babavarkie خِنَّوْص، خِنْزير صَغير прасенце leitão sele das Ferkel pattegris γουρουνάκιlechón põrsas خوکچه pikkuporsas porceletחזירון सुअर का बच्चा praščić kismalac anak babi grís porcellino, maialino 小豚 돼지 새끼 kiaulytė, paršiukas sivēns anak khinzir biggrisunge prosię د خوګ بچی leitão purceluş поросёнок prasiatko odojek prase griskulting ลูกหมู domuz yavrusu 小豬 поросятко خنزيز کا بچہ lợn con 小猪

piggybackpickabackˌpigˈheaded adjective

stubborn. a pigheaded idiot. eiesinnig عَنيد упорит teimoso tvrdohlavý dickköpfig stædig ξεροκέφαλοςterco, testarudo, obstinado põikpäine لجباز härkäpäinen entêtéעקשן हठी tvrdoglava, svojeglava osoba makacs keras kepala þrjóskur cocciuto, ostinato 強情な 옹고집의 bukagalvis, kietakaktis stūrgalvīgs; ietiepīgs kepala batu koppigsta, egenrådiguparty خرى، اړم، سر ټمبه، لجوج: ځيلى، ځيلناك teimoso încăpăţânat упрямый tvrdohlavý trmast tvrdoglav tjurskallig, envis ดื้อ inatçı, dikbaşlı 愚蠢的 упертий ضدي cứng đầu cứng cổ 愚蠢的

ˌpigˈheadedness noun

eiesinnigheid عَنادَه упоритост teimosia paličatost die Dickköpfigkeit stædighed ξεροκεφαλιάterquedad, testarudez, obstinación põikpäisus لجاجت härkäpäisyys entêtementעקשנות हठता, हठ tvrdoglavost makacsság sikap keras kepala þrjóska cocciutaggine 強情 옹고집 bukagalviškumas stūrgalvība; ietiepība kedegilan koppigheidstahet, egenrådighetupór لجاجت teimosia încăpăţânare упрямство tvrdohlavosť trma tvrdoglavost tjurskallighet, envishet ความดื้อรั้น inatçılık, dikbaşlılık 愚蠢 упертість ضد، ضدي پن sự bướng bỉnh 愚蠢

ˈpigskin noun, adjective

(of) a kind of leather made from the skin of a pig. Her purse was (made of) pigskin. varkvel جِلْد الخِنْزير المَدْبوغ свинска кожа pele de porco vepřovice das Schweinsleder svineskind χοιρόδερμα piel de cerdo seanahk چرم خوک siannahka peau de porc עוֹר חֲזִיר सूअर का चमड़ा svinjska koža disznóbőr kulit babi svínsleður (pelle di cinghiale) 豚皮 돼지 가죽 kiaulės oda cūkāda kulit babi varkensleersvinelær świńska skóra, ze świńskiej skóry دخوګ پوستكى، دخنزيرڅرمن: دفټبال توپ pele de porco piele de porc свиная кожа bravčová koža svinjsko usnje svinjska koža svinläder หนังหมู domuz derisi 豬皮 свиняча шкіра خنزير کي کھال سے بنا ہوا ايک چمڑا da lợn 猪皮

ˈpigsty – plural ˈpigsties, ~ˈpigstyes – noun

1. a building in which pigs are kept. varkhok زَريبَة أو حَظيرَة الخَنازير свинарник pocilga prasečí chlívek der Schweinestall svinesti χοιροστάσιοpocilga sigala خوکدانی sikolätti porcherie דִיר חִזירִים सूअरबाड़ा svinjac disznóól kandang babi svínastía porcile 豚舎 돼지 우리 kiaulidë cūkkūts kandang babi varkensstal grisebinge/-hus chlew خوګ غالى، دسركوزي شپول pocilga cocină свинарник prasačí chliev(ik) svinjak svinjac svinstia เล้าหมู domuz ağılı/ahırı 豬圈 свинарник, хлів خنزير خانہ chuồng lợn 猪圈

2. a dirty, untidy place. This room is a pigsty! varkhok مكان قَذِر، مِثْل الزَّريبه свинарник chiqueiro chlív der Schweinestall svinesti; losseplads αχούριpocilga sealaut جای کثیف sikolätti soueמלוכלך गन्दा कमरा, घर svinjac disznóól kotor sekali svínastía porcile 乱雑な場所 몹시 더러운 방 kiaulidë cūkkūts macam kandang babi varkensstal grisehus, svinestichlew خوګ غالى chiqueiro co­cină хлев, свинарник chliev svinjak svinjac svinstia สกปรก pis, dağınık yer, mezbelelik 骯髒的地方 свинарник گندي جگہ bừa bãi 肮脏的住所

pigswillswillˈpigtail noun

a plait usually worn at the sides of the head. She wears her hair in pigtails. poniestert, bokstert ضَفيرة شَعْر تتَدَلّى من مؤَخَّرَة الرأس плитка rabo de cavalo cop der Zopf rottehale κοτσίδα, κοτσιδάκι trenza pats موی بافته saparot natte צָמָה עוֹרפִּית सूअर की पूंछ, झोंटा pletenice copf buntut babi tíkarspenar treccia, codina 弁髪 땋아 늘인 머리, 변발 kasytė bizīte tocang vlechtflette, museflettewarkocz چوټۍ ويښته، څڼې، كوڅۍ چوڼتى rabo de cavalo co­diţă косичка, коса (zapletený) vrkoč kita kikica fläta, råttsvans หางเปีย saç örgüsü 辮子 кіска بالوں کي چوٹي tóc đuôi sam 辫子

pigs might fly

said of something very unlikely to happen. `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!' dit sal die dag wees قَد يَبيض الدّيك! قَد يشيبُ الغُراب! на куково лято as galinhas podem criar dentes až naprší a uschne das glaubst du doch selber nicht den må du længere ud på landet med και η γιαγιά μου αν είχε καρούλια... cuando las ranas críen pelo imesid võib juhtuda چیزی که تقریباً غیر ممکن است ja lehmät lentää quand les poules auront des dents “כֵּן, בֶטָח” असंभव kad svinje polete majd ha fagy! mustahil líklegt eða hitt þó heldur (quando gli asini voleranno) ありそうもない 설마 그럴 리가 matysi kaip savo ausis ja notiktu brīnums mustahil als de kalveren op het ijs dansen Tror du/dere på julenissen? kaktus mi na dłoni wyrośnie څه نا څه ناشونى شى as galinhas podem criar dentes când o face plopul pere şi răchita micşunele чего только на свете не бывает keď naprší a uschne pa kaj še! kad na vrbi rodi grožđe det vore i så fall ett under พูดอะไรที่เป็นไปไม่ได้ Belki olur! Balık kavağa çıkınca! 那太不可能了！ коли рак на горі свисне خنزير اڑيں گے، عدم امکان کو بتلانے کے ليے استعمال کرتے ہيں chuyện khó tin 不可能！

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pig

→ خِنْزِير prase gris Schwein γουρούνι cerdo sika cochon svinja maiale 豚 돼지 varken gris świnia porco свинья gris หมู domuz lợn 猪

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pig

n cerdo, puerco

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