a stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous mammal with a thick bristly skin and a long mobile snout, esp a domesticated variety
chiefly Brit any of several species of stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous mammals with a thick bristly skin and a long mobile snout, esp the domesticated varieties: family Suidae
NAmer a young pig
used in the names of some other animals
guinea pig
pork
informal a person who is like or suggestive of a pig in habits or behaviour, e.g. in dirtiness, greed, or selfishness
slang, derog a police officer
Brit, informal something difficult or unpleasant
a shaped mass of cast crude metal, esp iron
something offered in such a way as to obscure its value, lack of value, or real nature
[from the practice of putting a cat in a poke (= bag) to fool customers into thinking they were buying a sucking pig]informal to make a mess of something; to do or handle it badly