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Meaning
Noun
●
In People & Pigs:
Any of several
mammalian
species
of the
genus
Sus, having
cloven hooves
,
bristles
and a
nose
adapted
for
digging
; especially the
domesticated
animal
Sus domesticus.
●
A
young
swine
, a
piglet
(contrasted with a
hog
, an
adult
swine
).
●
The
edible
meat
of such an
animal
; pork.
●
A
light
pinkish-red
colour
,
like that
of a
pig
(also called
pig
pink).
⚠️
Someone who
overeats
or
eats
rapidly
and noisily.
⚠️
A
lecherous
or
sexist
man.
⚠️
A
dirty
or
slovenly
person.
⚠️
A very
obese
person.
⚠️
In American English, Australian English & British English:
A
police
officer.
●
A
difficult
problem.
●
A
block
of
cast
metal.
●
The
mold
in which a
block
of
metal
is cast.
●
A lead
container
used for
radioactive
waste.
●
In Engineering:
A
device
for
cleaning
or
inspecting
the
inside of
an
oil
or
gas pipeline
, or for
separating
different
substances
within the
pipeline
. Named for the pig-like
squealing
noise
made by their progress.
●
In American English & Military:
The
general-purpose
M60
machine gun
, considered to be
heavy
and bulky.
●
A
simple
dice game
in which
players
roll the dice
as many
times
as they like, either
accumulating
a
greater
score
or
losing
previous
points
gained.
●
In British English:
A sixpence.
●
In Scottish English:
earthenware, or an
earthenware
shard
●
An
earthenware
hot-water
jar
to
warm
a
bed
; a
stone
bed
warm
er
●
Persuade, Identify, GOTV, an
electoral
technique
commonly
employed
in the United Kingdom.
●
Police in gear.
●
Acronym of
pipe
inspection
gauge.
●
In Biology & Medicine:
Abbreviation of
polyclonal
immunoglobulin.
Verb
●
To give birth.
●
To
greedily
consume
(especially food).
●
To
huddle
or
lie
together like
pigs
,
in one
bed.
●
To
live together
in a
crowded
filthy
manner.
●
In Engineering:
To
clean
(a
pipeline
) using a
pig
(the device).
Name
●
The
twelfth
of the 12-year
cycle
of
animals
which
appear
in the Chinese
zodiac
related to the Chinese calendar.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pig
English
pigge
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
⚠️
Synonyms words may be derogatory
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Related words may be derogatory
Rhymes
Nig
Cig
Tig
Wig
Vig
Pig
Gig
Rig
Big
Dig
Zig
Fig
Jig
Trig
Snig
Grig
Plig
Prig
Brig
Frig
Whig
Thig
Swig
Whig
Twig
Redig
Rejig
Frigg
Sprig
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