often attributive
1
a
: a young domesticated swine usually weighing less than 120 pounds (50 kilograms) compare hog sense 1a
b
: a wild or domesticated swine regardless of age or weight
3
: a dirty, gluttonous, or repulsive person
4
: a crude casting of metal (such as iron)
5
slang
: an immoral woman
6
slang, disparaging
: police officer
pigged; pigging
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Examples of pig in a Sentence
Noun
Don't be a pig. Say “excuse me” after you burp.
all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs
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Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 20 July 2017
The league has rescued monkeys, pigs, ponies, even a drug dealer's cougar, and thousands of dogs and cats every year.
—John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2017
Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Javelinas are pig-like animals that are native to desert environments.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022
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Noun
The races happen daily and feature pigs and wiener dogs dressed like hot dogs.
—Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 20 July 2017
The league has rescued monkeys, pigs, ponies, even a drug dealer's cougar, and thousands of dogs and cats every year.
—John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2017
Verb
Brandishing her marker, Bennett sketched out a perfect day that starts with her baby boy and blueberries, ends with a cup of tea and includes a 300-pound Vietnamese potbelly pig, a light-speed out-to-dinner with a wee one and a wholesale defragmentation of the family fridge.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Javelinas are pig-like animals that are native to desert environments.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pig. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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