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piggy
pig·gy P0297400 (pĭg′ē) Informal n. pl. pig·gies A little pig.adj. pig·gi·er, pig·gi·est Piggish.piggy (ˈpɪɡɪ) n, pl -gies1. (Animals) a child's word for a pig, esp a piglet2. (Games, other than specified) a children's game in which one player attempts to retrieve a ball thrown over him or her by at least two other players3. a situation in which a person or group is caught up in a disagreement between other people or groups4. a child's word for toe or, sometimes, fingeradj, -gier or -giest another word for piggishpig•gy or pig•gie (ˈpɪg i)
n., pl. -gies, n. 1. a small or young pig. adj. 2. piggish. [1790–1800] pig′gi•ness, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  piggy - a young pig piglet, shoat, shoteyoung mammal - any immature mammalgenus Sus, Sus - type genus of the Suidaesucking pig - an unweaned piglet | | Adj. | 1. | piggy - resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food"hoggish, piggish, swinish, porcinegluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure" |
Translationspig (pig) noun1. a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon. He keeps pigs. 豬 猪2. an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person. You pig! 泛指貪吃、骯髒的人 泛指贪吃、肮脏的人ˈpiggy – plural ˈpiggies – noun a child's word for a (little) pig. 小豬 小猪 adjective like a pig's. piggy eyes. 豬一般的 猪一般的ˈpiglet (-lit) noun a baby pig. 小豬 小猪piggybackpickabackˌpigˈheaded adjective stubborn. a pigheaded idiot. 愚蠢的 愚蠢的ˌpigˈheadedness noun 愚蠢 愚蠢ˈpigskin noun, adjective (of) a kind of leather made from the skin of a pig. Her purse was (made of) pigskin. 豬皮 猪皮ˈpigsty – plural ˈpigsties, ~ˈpigstyes – noun1. a building in which pigs are kept. 豬圈 猪圈2. a dirty, untidy place. This room is a pigsty! 骯髒的地方 肮脏的住所pigswillswillˈpigtail noun a plait usually worn at the sides of the head. She wears her hair in pigtails. 辮子 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!' 那太不可能了！ 不可能！
piggy
piggy in the middle1. Someone who is placed in the middle of an argument between two other people or groups, and who doesn't want to side with either one of them. Primarily heard in UK. As a kid, I always felt like I was piggy in the middle when my parents started fighting. The infighting at the company has made our department piggy in the middle between the management and the financial team.2. A children's game in which a ball or other object is kept away from one person by two or more other people. Primarily heard in UK. Whenever my brother's friends are over, the only game they'll play with me is piggy in the middle—and I'm always the piggy!See also: middle, piggypiggy in the middle BRITISHIf someone is piggy in the middle, they are involved in a situation where two people or groups are having an argument and they have to deal with or help both sides. I was piggy in the middle, caught between my parents, not wanting to hurt either of them. Note: `Piggy in the middle' is a children's game in which two children throw a ball to each other over the head of a third child who tries to catch it. See also: middle, piggy(be) pig/piggy in the ˈmiddle (informal) (be) a person who is caught between two people or groups who are fighting or arguing: Her parents quarrelled a lot, and unfortunately she was always piggy in the middle.This is the name of a children’s game where two children throw a ball to each other, and a third child in the middle tries to catch it.See also: middle, pig, piggypiggy
piggy1. a child's word for a pig, esp a piglet 2. piggy in the middlea. a children's game in which one player attempts to retrieve a ball thrown over him or her by at least two other players b. a situation in which a person or group is caught up in a disagreement between other people or groups MedicalSeepigFinancialSeePiggiespiggy
Synonyms for piggynoun a young pigSynonymsRelated Words- young mammal
- genus Sus
- Sus
- sucking pig
adj resembling swineSynonyms- hoggish
- piggish
- swinish
- porcine
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