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pig / pig/ • n. 1. an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal (numerous varieties of Sus domesticus) with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat. The pig family (Suidae) also includes the warthog and babirusa. ∎  a wild animal of this family. ∎  a young pig; a piglet. ∎  the flesh of a pig, esp. a young one, as food. ∎ inf. derog. a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person. ∎ inf. derog. a police officer. 2. an oblong mass of iron or lead from a smelting furnace. See also pig iron. ∎  a device that fits snugly inside an oil or gas pipeline and is sent through it to clean or test the inside, or to act as a barrier.• v. (pigged , pigging ) [intr.] 1. inf. gorge oneself with food: don’t pig out on chips. 2. inf. crowd together with other people in disorderly or dirty conditions. 3. (of a sow) give birth to piglets; farrow. 4. operate a pig within an oil or gas pipeline.PHRASES: bleed like a pig bleed copiously.in a pig's eye inf. expressing scornful disbelief at a statement.a pig in a poke something that is bought or accepted without knowing its value or seeing it first.

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