pig (p g)n.1. a. 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. b. The edible parts of one of these mammals. 2. Informal A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or gross. 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. 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: 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. 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.
[Middle English pigge, young pig, probably from Old English *picga.] |
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| Verb | 1. | pig it - live like a pig, in squalorlive - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" |