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pig

P0296200 (pĭg)n.1. a. Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, hooves with two weight-bearing toes, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, including the domesticated hog (Sus scrofa subsp. domestica syn. S. domesticus) and wild species such as the bushpig.b. A domesticated hog, especially when weighing less than 54 kilograms (120 pounds).c. The edible parts of one of these mammals.2. a. Informal A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or disgusting.b. Derogatory Slang A police officer.c. Slang A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views.3. a. A crude block of metal, chiefly iron or lead, poured from a smelting furnace.b. A mold in which such metal is cast.c. Pig iron.intr.v. pigged, pig·ging, pigs To give birth to pigs; farrow.Phrasal Verb: pig out Slang To eat ravenously; gorge oneself: pigged out on cake.Idioms: in a pig's eye Slang Under no condition; never. pig in a poke Something that is offered in a manner that conceals its true nature or value. pig it Slang To live in a piglike fashion.

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[Middle English pigge, young pig, probably from Old English *picga.]

pig out

vb (intr, adverb) slang to gorge oneself

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pig out - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, scarf out, satiate, stuffeat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"

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