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pig P0296200 (pĭg)n.1. a. Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, hooves with two weight-bearing toes, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, including the domesticated hog (Sus scrofa subsp. domestica syn. S. domesticus) and wild species such as the bushpig.b. A domesticated hog, especially when weighing less than 54 kilograms (120 pounds).c. The edible parts of one of these mammals.2. a. Informal A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or disgusting.b. Derogatory Slang A police officer.c. Slang A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views.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.intr.v. pigged, pig·ging, pigs To give birth to pigs; farrow.Phrasal Verb: pig out Slang To eat ravenously; gorge oneself: pigged out on cake.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.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | pig it - live like a pig, in squalorpiglive - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" |
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pigging it1. Living in an untidy, dirty, or slovenly manner. I don't miss the days of pigging it with six other guys in a dinky student apartment.2. Eating an excessive amount, especially of unhealthy food. As a nation, we've been pigging it for decades now, and it still seems to only be getting worse.See also: pigpig itLive in a slovenly way, as in Ten roommates shared that small house, and as you might guess they were pigging it. [Slang; late 1800s] See also: pig pig it Slang To live in a piglike fashion.See also: pigEncyclopediaSeepigpig it
Synonyms for pig itverb live like a pig, in squalorSynonymsRelated Words |