I. ˈpig noun
Usage: often attributive
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 -ˌlīk adjective
II. verb
( pigged ; pig·ging )
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1. : farrow
2. : to live like a pig
pig it
transitive verb
: farrow