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- DictionaryPig/piɡ/
noun
- 1. an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat.
- 2. a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person: informal "you're such a pig when it comes to sleep"
verb
- 1. gorge oneself with food: informal "he'd pigged himself on the last of the food"
- 2. (of a sow) give birth to piglets; farrow.
pig noun [C] (UNPLEASANT PERSON/THING) informal. a person who is unpleasant and difficult to deal with: He was an absolute pig to her. He's a real pig of a man. be a pig to do, play, etc. UK informal. to be very difficult or unpleasant to do, play, etc.: It's a beautiful piece of music but it's a pig to play. See more.
1. [count] : an animal that has a fat body with short legs, a small tail, and a wide nose and that is raised on a farm or lives in the wild — compare hog, piglet, sow; see also guinea pig, potbellied pig. 2. [count] informal + disapproving. a : someone who eats a lot of food especially at one time.
Definition of pig noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. pig. noun. /pɪɡ/ Idioms. (also hog especially in North American English) an animal with pink, black or brown skin, short legs, a broad nose and a short curly tail. Pigs are kept on farms for their meat (called pork) or live in the wild. a pig farmer.
Define pig. pig synonyms, pig pronunciation, pig translation, English dictionary definition of pig. n. 1. a. Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, hooves with two weight-bearing toes, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used...
pig noun [C] (ANIMAL) Add to word list. A1. a large pink, brown, or black farm animal that is kept for its meat. Examples. Our neighbours keep pigs. Most of the farmers keep pigs or sheep. Pigs are used to locate truffles. These pigs are being raised for their meat. One of the farmer's pigs has gone missing. pig noun [C] (PERSON)
Mar 23, 2024 · pig, wild or domestic swine, a mammal of the Suidae family. In Britain the term pig refers to all domestic swine, while in the United States it refers to younger swine not yet ready for market and weighing usually less than 82 kg (180 pounds), others being called hogs.
Oink. A pig is a farm animal with a curly tail, hooves, floppy ears, and a flat snout for rooting. Cooked pig is popular, but the pig from Charlotte’s Web is saved from becoming bacon by a crafty spider. Pigs are omnivores — they eat both plants and meat — and on small farms, they're fed kitchen leftovers as well as their basic diet.
