A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair on its skin. Pigs are often kept on farms for their meat, which is called pork, ham , bacon , or gammon .
pigged
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
pigging
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
pig it
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
Bay of Pigs
a bay on the SW coast of Cuba : scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops ( April 17, 1961)
pigs might fly
If you say ' pigs might fly ' after someone has said that something might happen , you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely .
when pigs fly
If you say ' when pigs fly ' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely .
pig out
If you say that people are pigging out , you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal .
pigs in blankets
small frankfurters wrapped in dough and baked, served as an appetizer
bush pig
any of a genus ( Potamochoerus ) of wild African pigs that live in forested regions
lard pig
a large type of pig used principally for lard
long pig
human flesh eaten by cannibals
pig's ear
something that has been badly or clumsily done; a botched job (esp in the phrase make a pig's ear of ( something ))
pig's fry
the heart , liver , lights, and sweetbreads of a pig cooked, esp fried , together
pork pig
a pig, typically of a lean type, bred and used principally for pork
store pig
a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg
guinea pig
If someone is used as a guinea pig in an experiment, something is tested on them that has not been tested on people before.
pig's wash
waste food or other edible matter fed to pigs
domestic pig
Sus scrofa ; an artiodactyl mammal of the African and Eurasian family Suidae , having a long head with a movable snout and a thick bristle-covered skin
sucking-pig
a pig that is not yet weaned
suckling pig
an unweaned pig that is roasted whole
chauvinist pig
a sexist man
pot-bellied pig
A pot-bellied pig is a small, dark-colored pig, originally from Vietnam , that is sometimes kept as a pet .
Dutch guinea pig
a breed of two-tone short-haired guinea pig
store
A store is a building or part of a building where things are sold . In British English, store is used mainly to refer to a large shop selling a variety of goods, but in American English a store can be any size of shop.
Abyssinian guinea pig
a breed of short-haired guinea pig with rosettes all over its body
Himalayan guinea pig
a variety of short-haired guinea pig with markings on its nose , ears, and feet