Noun: A pig is a farm animal that is oftenpinkorbrown and has a roundbody, shortlegs, and a curlytail. Pigsareknown for beingintelligent and areraised for their meat (pork).
Noun (metaphorical meanings):
Uncomplimentaryterm for a policeman:Sometimes, people may use "pig" to refer to a police officer in a disrespectfulway.
A greedyperson: When someone is verygreedyorselfish, they might be called a "pig."
A rudeorunpleasant person:Someonewhobehaves in a coarseorobnoxiousmannermightalso be referred to as a "pig."
Verb: To "pig" means to give birth to piglets(especiallyused for sows, which arefemale pigs). It can alsomean to eatsomethingverygreedily.
UsageInstructions:
As a noun, you can say, "I saw a pigon the farm."
As a verb, you might say, "The sowwillpigsoon."
Examples:
Noun: "The farmer has manypigsonhisfarm."
MetaphoricalNoun: "He is such a pig; he nevershareshisfood."
Verb: "The sow is about to pig and willhaveseveral piglets."
AdvancedUsage:
In a moreadvancedcontext, you mightdiscuss "pig iron," which refers to a type of crudeiron that is produced in a smeltingfurnace. Example: "The factoryproducespig iron for furtherprocessing."
Word Variants:
Piglet: A youngpig.
Sow: A femalepig, especiallyone that has givenbirth.
Boar: A malepig.
Different Meanings:
In Farming:Refers to the animal itself.
In Slang: Can refer to a rudepersonor a greedyperson.
In Metalworking:Refers to a form of iron.
Synonyms:
For the animal: hog, swine.
For the greedyperson: glutton, miser.
For the rudeperson: brute, lout.
Idioms:
"Livelike a pig":Thismeans to live indirtyorunpleasantconditions.
"In pigheaven":Thisexpressionmeans to be veryhappyorsatisfied, oftenused todescribesomeoneindulging in things they love.
Phrasal Verbs:
The word "pig" doesnothavecommonlyusedphrasal verbs, but you can combineit with otherwords for specificmeanings (e.g., "pig out" means to eata lot of foodgreedily).
Noun
a crudeblock of metal (leadoriron) poured from a smeltingfurnace
moldconsisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast