pig

PIG/pɪɡ/

Pluralpigs

Verbpigs, pigging, pigged

22 meanings of pig

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farm animalnouncountable
An animal with a broad, flat nose, often kept on farms for meat.
The pig rolled happily in the mud all afternoon.
Farmers keep pigs for their meat and skin.
UsagePig meat is usually called pork. A baby pig is a piglet.
Similarhog, swine
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porknoununcountable
Meat from a hog, cooked and eaten as food like bacon, ham, or sausage.
We had roast pig for dinner last night.
My uncle says nothing tastes better than pig cooked over an open fire.
UsagePeople usually say pork, but roast pig is common.
Similarpork
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gorgeverbcolloquialintransitive
To eat a lot of food quickly and greedily.
We pig out on popcorn every movie night.
Try not to pig out before dinner.
UsageSay pig out on pizza.
Similargorge, binge, overeat
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dirty personnounderogatoryfigurativelycountable or uncountable
A rude word for someone who eats too much, is dirty or messy, or is very fat.
Their kitchen was filthy because he's such a pig.
Don't be a pig. Pick up your dirty clothes.
UsageMake a pig of yourself means eat too much.
Similarslob, hog, glutton
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police (insult)nounslangderogatorycountable or uncountable
A rude, insulting word for a police officer.
The protesters shouted at the pig blocking the road.
Watch out, the pigs are coming!
UsageOften used in the plural, the pigs, to mean the police.
Similarcop, copper, fuzz, bobby, fed
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metal blocknouncountable or uncountable
A long, thick block of metal made by pouring it hot into a mold.
Like pouring liquid into an ice tray, except the liquid is hot metal that turns into a hard block.
The workers stacked each cooled iron pig in the yard.
Hot metal hardened into a heavy pig in the mold.
Similaringot
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Less common meanings

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sexist mannounderogatoryfigurativelycountable or uncountable
A man who treats women badly and is rude or sexist toward them.
He's a pig who whistles at women on the street.
Her coworkers called him a pig for his crude jokes.
UsagePeople say male chauvinist pig.
Similarchauvinist, creep, lecher, sexist
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tough jobnouncolloquialcountable or uncountable
A task or problem that is very hard to deal with.
Fixing the old engine was a real pig.
That math homework is a pig to finish.
UsageSay a real pig, or a pig to fix.
Similarnightmare, headache, bear, pain
Oppositebreeze, cinch
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casting moldnouncountable or uncountable
A mold used to shape a block of melted metal as it cools.
Like an ice cube tray, but for hot metal instead of water.
The workers poured hot metal into the pig to set.
Each pig holds enough metal for one solid bar.
Similarmold
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give birthverbtransitive or intransitive
To give birth to a litter of young, said of a female pig.
Like a mother cat having a litter of kittens.
The old sow will pig sometime next week.
Both sows pigged early this spring.
Similarfarrow
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dice gamenoununcountable
A simple dice game where you keep rolling for points but risk losing them.
Like choosing whether to keep flipping a coin for more points or stop while you are ahead.
We played pig at the kitchen table after dinner.
She won the round of pig with one lucky roll.
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live packed inverbintransitive
To live or sleep packed together in a dirty, messy place.
UsagePeople usually say pig it.
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nounobsoleteUKcountable or uncountable
An old British coin worth six pence, the sixpence.
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noun
A light pink-red color, like the skin of a pig.
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noun
A tool that travels inside a pipeline to clean or check it.
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verb
To clean the inside of a pipe by pushing a special device through it.
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nounslangUS
A slang name for a large Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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nounslangUS
A slang name for a large Cadillac car.
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nounslangUS
Soldiers' slang for the M60, a heavy, bulky machine gun used by US troops.
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noun
A heavy container, usually lined with lead, that holds radioactive material so its rays do not reach people.
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noundialectalScotland
A pot or jar made of baked clay.
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noundialectalScotland
A clay container filled with hot water to warm a bed.

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Origin

From Middle English pigge, first meaning a young pig. It probably came from Old English and older Germanic words for a piglet.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 3 facts

Pig comes from Middle English pigge. en.wiktionary.org
The word originally meant a young pig. en.wiktionary.org
Middle English pigge probably came from Old English. en.wiktionary.org