pig
pig
(pĭg) noun
1.
a. Any of several mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, cloven hoofs, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, especially the domesticated hog, Sus scrofa, when young or of comparatively small size. b. The edible parts of one of these mammals.
2. Informal. A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or gross.
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.
4. Offensive Slang. Used as a disparaging term for a police officer.
5. Slang. A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views.
verb
, intransitive
pigged, pigging, pigs
To give birth to pigs; farrow.
phrasal verb.
pig out Slang
To eat ravenously; gorge oneself: "a parent who asks a child, Would you like to pig out on pizza?" (George F. Will).
idiom.
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.]