pig: Meaning and Definition of

pig

1. a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (220 kg.)
2. any wild or domestic swine.
3. the flesh of swine; pork.
4. a person of piglike character, behavior, or habits, as one who is gluttonous, very fat, greedy, selfish, or filthy.
5. a slatternly, sluttish woman.
6. a police officer.
7. any tool or device, as a long-handled brush or scraper, used to clear the interior of a pipe or duct.
1. an oblong mass of metal that has been run while still molten into a mold of sand or the like, esp. such a mass of iron from a blast furnace.
2. one of the molds for such masses of metal.
3. metal in the form of such masses.
4. pig iron.
9. in a fortunate position.

1. to mold (metal) into pigs.
2. to eat (something) quickly; gulp: He pigged three doughnuts and ran off to school.

1. to bring forth pigs; farrow.
1. to live like a pig, esp. in dirt.
2. to lead a disorganized, makeshift life; live without plan or pattern.
3. to overindulge in eating: We pigged out on pizza last night.

pig

1. an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar.
2. potter's clay; earthenware as a material.