Pig word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "pig" word
[noun] a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
[noun] mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
[noun] (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
[noun] a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
[noun] a coarse obnoxious person
[verb] birth; of sows
[verb] eat greedily
[verb] live like a pig, in squalor
\Pig\, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[=i]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. ``Two pigges in a poke.'' --Chaucer. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any wild species of the genus {Sus} and related genera. 3. [Cf. {Sow} a channel for melted iron.] An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See {Mine pig}, under {Mine}. 4. One who is hoggish; a greedy person. [Low] {Masked pig}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Masked}. {Pig bed} (Founding), the bed of sand in which the iron from a smelting furnace is cast into pigs. {Pig iron}, cast iron in pigs, or oblong blocks or bars, as it comes from the smelting furnace. See {Pig}, 4. {Pig yoke} (Naut.), a nickname for a quadrant or sextant. {A pig in a poke} (that is, bag), a blind bargain; something bought or bargained for, without the quality or the value being known. [Colloq.]
\Pig\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pigging}.] 1. To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of pigs; to farrow. 2. To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
Synonyms for pig
bull, cop, copper, devour, farrow, fuzz, grunter, gulp, guttle, hog, hog, pig bed, pig it, raven, slob, sloven, slovenly person, squealer, Sus scrofa
See also: block of metal | cast | eat | genus Sus | ingot | lard | litter | litter lout | litterbug | litterer | live | metal bar | mold | mould | officer | police officer | policeman | porc | pork | porker | selfish person | slattern | slovenly woman | slut | Sus | swine | trotter | vulgarian |
Related terms: aardwolf, Angora goat, apar, beaver, black cat, camelopard, cormorant, fanatic, gate, gnu, gourmand, guttler, headcheese, insect, kangaroo, karakul, kinkajou, leopard, musk deer, pack rat, pouched rat, puma, reindeer, shoat, small ham, snake, superpatriot, ultranationalist, wombat, wood rat
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Let's analyse "pig" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: GIP. Average typing speed for these characters is 840 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
pig: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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