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pig out
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.]pig out vb (intr, adverb) slang to gorge oneself Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  pig out - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, scarf out, satiate, stuffeat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" |
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pig out
pig out (on something)To eat (a specific thing) gluttonously or to excess. Once a month, my friends and I get together and pig out on pizza and watch cheesy horror movies. I'll just have a salad. I've been pigging out too much lately.See also: out, pigpig out (on something)Inf. to eat too much of something; to make a pig of oneself. I intend to really pig out on pizza. I love to pig out on ice cream.See also: out, pigpig outEat ravenously, gorge oneself, as in The kids pigged out on the candy they had collected on Halloween. [Slang; early 1970s] See also: out, pigpig outv. Slang To eat greedily, ravenously, or voraciously; gorge: The food was free, so I pigged out. We pigged out on ice cream until we all felt sick.See also: out, pigpig out in. to overeat; to overindulge in food or drink. (see also blimp out, mac out, pork out, scarf out.) I can’t help myself when I see ice cream. I have to pig out. See also: out, pigEncyclopediaSeepigpig out
Synonyms for pig outverb overeat or eat immodestlySynonyms- binge
- englut
- engorge
- glut
- gorge
- gormandise
- gormandize
- gourmandize
- ingurgitate
- overeat
- overgorge
- overindulge
- scarf out
- satiate
- stuff
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