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What does pig mean?

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Noun
  1. Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa.
  2. (uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
  3. Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  4. A nasty or disgusting person, usually male.
  5. A dirty or slovenly person.
  6. (derogatory) A police officer. [From ante 1785.]
  7. (informal) A difficult problem.
  8. (countable and uncountable) A block of cast metal.
  9. The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
  10. (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
  11. (pejorative) A person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig (the animal).
  12. (US, military, slang) The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
  13. (uncountable) A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
Verb
  1. (of swine) to give birth.
  2. (intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food).
  3. (intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
  4. (transitive, engineering) To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device).
Noun
  1. (Scotland) earthenware, or an earthenware shard
  2. An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer
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