Meaning of Pig | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
2. Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin.
   abbreviation, alt-of
3. Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
   countable
4. An earthenware pot or jar
   Scotland
5. Persuade, Identify, GOTV, an electoral technique commonly employed in the United Kingdom.
   countable, uncountable
6. A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine).
   countable, specifically, uncountable
7. An earthenware vessel used as a hot-water bottle
   Scotland, specifically
8. To give birth to pigs; farrow.
9. Police in gear.
   countable, uncountable
10. The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
    uncountable
11. To eat ravenously; gorge oneself: pigged out on cake.
12. Acronym of pipe inspection gauge.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
13. A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).
    uncountable
14. Under no condition; never.
15. Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
    countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable
16. Something that is offered in a manner that conceals its true nature or value.
17. To live in a piglike fashion.
18. A lecherous or sexist man.
    countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable
19. a child's word for a (little) pig. varkie خِنَّوْص прасенце porquinho prasátko das Schweinchen øfgris γουρουνάκιcerdito notsu بچه خوک sika cochonnetחזירון सुअर तोतली भाषा में mala svinja coca babi kecil grís, grislingur porcellino, maialino 豚ちゃん (새끼)돼지 kûkutis cūciņa; sivēntiņš khinzir varkentjeliten grisświnka د خوګ زوی porquinho purceluş свинка, поросенок prasiatko prašiček prase nasse, liten gris ลูกหมู domuz yavrusu 小豬 свинка, поросятко چھوٹا خنزيز con lợn con 小猪
20. A dirty or slovenly person.
    countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable
21. like a pig's. piggy eyes. varkagtig شَبيه بالخِنَّوْص свински de porco prasečí Schweine-... grise- γουρουνίσιος de cerdo sea- خوک مانند sikamainen de cochon -חֲזִיר सुअर के जैसा svinjsko malacképű seperti babi svínslegur porcino 豚のような 돼지 같은 kiaulës cūkas- seperti khinzir varkens- grise-, svine- świński لکه خوګ de porco (ca) de porc свиной, поросячий prasačí prašičji svinjski grislik, gris- เหมือนหมู domuz gibi 豬一般的 поросячий خنزيز جيسا như lợn 猪一般的
22. An obese person.
    countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable
23. A police officer.
    countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
24. a baby pig. babavarkie خِنَّوْص، خِنْزير صَغير прасенце leitão sele das Ferkel pattegris γουρουνάκιlechón põrsas خوکچه pikkuporsas porceletחזירון सुअर का बच्चा praščić kismalac anak babi grís porcellino, maialino 小豚 돼지 새끼 kiaulytė, paršiukas sivēns anak khinzir biggrisunge prosię د خوګ بچی leitão purceluş поросёнок prasiatko odojek prase griskulting ลูกหมู domuz yavrusu 小豬 поросятко خنزيز کا بچہ lợn con 小猪
25. A difficult problem.
    countable, informal, uncountable
26. stubborn. a pigheaded idiot. eiesinnig عَنيد упорит teimoso tvrdohlavý dickköpfig stædig ξεροκέφαλοςterco, testarudo, obstinado põikpäine لجباز härkäpäinen entêtéעקשן हठी tvrdoglava, svojeglava osoba makacs keras kepala þrjóskur cocciuto, ostinato 強情な 옹고집의 bukagalvis, kietakaktis stūrgalvīgs; ietiepīgs kepala batu koppigsta, egenrådiguparty خرى، اړم، سر ټمبه، لجوج: ځيلى، ځيلناك teimoso încăpăţânat упрямый tvrdohlavý trmast tvrdoglav tjurskallig, envis ดื้อ inatçı, dikbaşlı 愚蠢的 упертий ضدي cứn...
27. An oblong block of cast metal (now only iron or lead).
    countable, uncountable
28. eiesinnigheid عَنادَه упоритост teimosia paličatost die Dickköpfigkeit stædighed ξεροκεφαλιάterquedad, testarudez, obstinación põikpäisus لجاجت härkäpäisyys entêtementעקשנות हठता, हठ tvrdoglavost makacsság sikap keras kepala þrjóska cocciutaggine 強情 옹고집 bukagalviškumas stūrgalvība; ietiepība kedegilan koppigheidstahet, egenrådighetupór لجاجت teimosia încăpăţânare упрямство tvrdohlavosť trma tvrdoglavost tjurskallighet, envishet ความดื้อรั้น inatçılık, dikbaşlılık 愚蠢 упертість ضد، ضدي پن sự bư...
29. The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
    countable, uncountable
30. A lead container used for radioactive waste.
    countable, uncountable
31. 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.
    countable, uncountable
32. The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
    US, countable, slang, uncountable
33. 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.
    uncountable
34. A sixpence.
    UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
35. A Cadillac car.
    US, countable, slang, uncountable
36. A Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
    US, countable, slang, uncountable
37. The victim of a pig butchering scam.
    countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed everything from carrots to cabbage.”

“[…]and at the back a rambling courtledge of barns and walls, around which pigs and bare-foot children grunted in loving communion of dirt.”

“Weanlings grow into feeder pigs, and feeder pigs grow into slaughter hogs. […] Ultimately the end use for virtually all pigs and hogs is to be slaughtered for the production of pork and other products.”

“Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.”

“"Miss Chastene, could you fetch me out an extra plate of pig and biscuit. My partner can't do without your marvelous cooking."”

“So far on the streets there's been a lot of metallic pink (the kind of pink as in the shade of pig you get, and this is exactly the shade of the diary I've been writing in) […]”

“You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!”

“When you figure out the maze and get to the middle, that's when you get your free cocoa. It's on a table in two big thermos jugs, and there's cups and a ladle, and the sign says, "One cup per customer, PLEASE!" because some people are pigs.”

“She considered him a pig, as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked.”

“He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops.”

“The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested.”

“There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down brothers on the instant replay”

““...Sounds too easy,” Marvin was saying. “What about the pigs?” He meant police.”

“The bank robberies went on and each raid became more bloody, Meinhof encouraging her followers to “kill the pigs” offering the slightest resistance, referring to policemen.”

“Backing 300 of the more aggressive protesters was a supporting cast of several thousand more who stared down the small line of police. Those in front resumed their taunts of “Pig, pig, fascist pig,” and “pigs eat shit, pigs eat shit.” The rest of the crowd, however, backed off and sat down on the grass when reinforcements arrived. Police did not retaliate for the name-calling, and within minutes the line of demonstrators broke apart and the incident was over without violence.¹¹³”

“But me, I joined the party to fight the pigs. That′s why I joined. Because my experience with the police was always negative.”

“Got a mind for the undies I'm tryna stay far from the pigs”

“Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!”

“Chewing-gum is a pig to get out of your hair.”

“The conveyor carried the pigs from the smelter to the freight cars.”

“Standing near the side, he had observed Rex and Fair bring up a great pig of iron, erst used as part of the ballast of the brig, and poise it on the rail.”

“The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.”

“Taylor also bought a pig—a radiation-shielding container made of thick lead—to stash the most radioactive materials in.”

“Forceps and a lead container (called a pig) that are routinely placed in the room are used to retrieve and contain the source.”

“Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem.”

“Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel.”

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