PIG


Meaning of PIG in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pig

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

Etymology: Middle English pigge

Date: 13th century

1 a : a young domesticated swine not yet sexually mature broadly : a wild or domestic swine b : an animal related to or resembling the pig

2 a : PORK b : the dressed carcass of a young swine weighing less than 130 pounds (60 kilograms) c : PIGSKIN

3 : a dirty, gluttonous, or repulsive person

4 : a crude casting of metal (as iron)

5 slang : an immoral woman

6 slang usually disparaging : POLICE OFFICER

– pig · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.