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pig
  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.
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  15. Examples:
    1. “Before, when I saw a pig in the mud, all I saw was the pig in the mud. Now, I see a pig in the mud, and I also see bacon in the pan.”
      “You are a gluttonous pig who wants to believe you can eat cheeseburgers all day long and lose weight.”
      “He is not simply an immoral pig. He is also an evil, swinish, rapacious beast, who thinks only of himself and his selfish desires.”
pigtail
  1. A braided plait of hair.
  2. Either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head.
  3. A twisted piece of tobacco.
  4. A cable that has a connector at one end, and loose wires on the other.
  5. The flamingo flower.
  6. The tail of a pig.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “The Barcelona Wotan of Struckmann, with dark glasses and pigtail, looks hardly more divine than anyone on a well-earned break at the seaside.”
      “Twist the ends of the wires being connected with the pigtail wire tightly together.”
      “All models include a 24-inch pigtail terminated with an N, female connector.”
pigpen
  1. A pigsty; an enclosure where pigs are kept.
  2. Something extremely dirty or messy.
  3. (cryptography) the pigpen cipher
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  5. Examples:
    1. “After a long day of hiking, we found ourselves at a rundown campground that resembled a pigpen, with trash scattered everywhere and overflowing porta-potties.”
      “The farmer built a sturdy pigpen to house his growing herd of swine.”
      “When I walked into my sister's room, I was greeted by a pigpen of clothes, books, and dirty dishes covering every surface.”
pigskin
  1. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
  2. (US, slang) A football.
  3. (ethnic) A white.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Jake and I have been best friends since we were kids fooling around with mud pies and the good old pigskin.”
      “This Saturday you can avoid hundreds of unnecessary calories by skipping the pigskin and saying yes to fitness.”
      “To believe that there is something wrong with sewing pagans in pigskin is to deny one's faith.”
piggery
  1. a place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised
  2. piggish behaviour
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  4. Examples:
    1. “I lived on a farm for 7 years, and worked in a piggery part time for two years.”
      “The court heard that at the piggery, farmers regularly drew off slurry to spread on their lands.”
      “It will also grow and package mushrooms and sweet beet, mostly to be used as fodder in its piggery.”
pig
  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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  4. Examples:
    1. “Before, when I saw a pig in the mud, all I saw was the pig in the mud. Now, I see a pig in the mud, and I also see bacon in the pan.”
      “You are a gluttonous pig who wants to believe you can eat cheeseburgers all day long and lose weight.”
      “He is not simply an immoral pig. He is also an evil, swinish, rapacious beast, who thinks only of himself and his selfish desires.”
pigman
  1. A farm worker who looks after pigs.
  2. (obsolete) A dealer in crockery.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Even Fistral Beach, a big beast bought by Lewis in Ireland and now an 11-2 shot for tomorrow's Racing Post Chase, elicits no bullish noises from the ruddy-cheeked pigman.”
      “The Mach 1 Pigman Edition line of air rifles features the IGT MACH 1, a 33mm pneumatic cylinder capable of shooting pellets up to 1,420 fps.”
      “This model includes two Ghasts and one Zombie Pigman constructible Micromob figures.”
pigsty
  1. An enclosure where pigs are kept.
  2. (slang) A dirty or very untidy place.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The accolade meant the impressive cascade had come a long way since the site was used as a pigsty during the Second World War.”
      “The sunlight dripped through the open window, casting its golden rays over the pigsty.”
      “It's literally falling apart, it's an absolute pigsty, and it just reeks with the smell of rotting beer.”
piggishness
  1. The quality of being like a pig in one's character; greediness, boorishness, or obstinacy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “When she was a young girl she was impregnated by a college professor who confirmed his piggishness by having her expelled from school.”
      “But it's just one example of the piggishness.”
      “After sleeping in the dirt, she awakes to find that she has grown a tail and the deadpan tone of her story turns a mite rhapsodic. Her political clients, including a far-right president, have plans for her piggishness.”
pigmeat
  1. The meat or flesh of a pig, used especially for food; pork.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A fire burned on the rock and fat dripped from the roasting pigmeat into the invisible flames.”
      “Producers are also incensed that much of the pigmeat being imported is not labelled with the country of origin.”
      “The British Pig Executive says the UK imports most of its pigmeat, 81 per cent of bacon and 45 per cent of pork such as ham, sausages, and chops.”
pigging
  1. (engineering) The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline.
pigloo
  1. A farrowing pen for pigs.
pigsicle
  1. (humorous) A cold or frozen pig.
pigling
  1. A little or young pig; a piglet.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “During the farm visit, the children eagerly fed the pigling and giggled as it trotted around the pen.”
      “When we last saw them a man had been hired to carry home the pigling, whose lamentations still rent the air.”
      Pigling Bland, who was a sedate little pig, looked solemnly at his mother, a tear trickled down his cheek.”
pigstye
  1. Archaic form of pigsty. (shelter for pigs)
pignapper
  1. (humorous) A person who abducts a pig.
pighood
  1. The state of being a pig.
pigging
  1. Alternative form of piggin
pigfeed
  1. feed for pigs
pigscot
  1. A pigsty.
piglet
  1. A young pig
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But this farmer is a kindly old man that loves his wayward piglet since his wife died in a thresher accident.”
      “A piglet from the porcherie costs FRw 5000 but the fatted pig can sell for FRw 15000 or a little more if a sow is in pig.”
      “Over the weekend and during the school holidays families can hope that their chosen piglet crosses the line first in the pig races.”
piggishnesses
pignappers
  1. plural of pignapper
pigsicles
  1. plural of pigsicle
piggings
  1. plural of pigging
piglings
pigmeats
pigscots
  1. plural of pigscot
pigskins
pigtails
  1. plural of pigtail
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She wore her dark brown hair in braided pigtails with a red bandana.”
      “She pointed to the left side of the room, to a table that a boy with midnight black hair and a girl with blonde hair up in pigtails sat at.”
      “She had long flowing black hair tied in pigtails high on her head with three little bells attached to each.”
pigfeeds
  1. plural of pigfeed
pigstyes
  1. plural of pigstye
piggeries
  1. plural of piggery
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “That said, of course the other area of factory farming is intensive piggeries, and broiler farms.”
      “Measures will include shifting the piggeries to avoid the possibility of more serious problems with run-off in the future.”
      “All the piggeries empty their waste into the ponds where shrimp and grass-carp are raised for the table.”
pigmen
  1. plural of pigman
piglets
  1. plural of piglet
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Then more piglets die after they have been born, by being laid on by their mothers or whatever the problem is.”
      “We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of many more baby animals, including lambs and more piglets, over the forthcoming weeks.”
      “Miniature terracotta figurines include girls and women carrying piglets and torches.”
pigpens
  1. plural of pigpen
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Other factory farms scrape up manure from chicken houses and pigpens, adding it directly to chicken feed.”
      “Water from shallow wells within a hundred feet of barnyards, pigpens, or other outhouses is usually unsafe to drink.”
      “Chicken houses, pigpens, vegetable gardens, and orchards were visited by members returning from the midnight conclaves.”
pigloos
  1. plural of pigloo
pigsties
  1. plural of pigsty
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The laborers effectively replant and rebuild their plots of land or pigsties.”
      “Stables, outhouses, hencoops, pigsties, stagnant ponds, and slaughterhouses vied with each other for olfactory attention.”
      “Special paintings were made for almost all the rooms in a household, even chicken sheds and pigsties were hung with auspicious pictures.”
pigs
  1. plural of pig
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The pigs are raised locally, slaughtered in a local abattoir and processed locally.”
      “Those who relish the contradiction of something so bad it's good, will wallow like pigs in clover.”
      “The company wants to build a packing facility for the meat from pigs slaughtered at its abattoir in the village.”
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