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Pig Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：domestic pig (pig)

pig 🔊

/pɪɡ/

A farm animal with a fat body, short legs, and a wide nose, often raised for food.

domestic pig 🔊

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/dəˈmɛstɪk pɪɡ/

A stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammal (Sus scrofa domesticus) typically kept by humans for its meat (pork) and other products.

📁 Category：Animal Protection 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Old English 'picga', probably from Proto-Germanic '*piggō'.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a pink pig with a big snout, snorting 'Piggy!' – the 'p' sounds like the start of 'pink'.

📖 Example

On the farm, the children love to watch the pig roll around in the mud to cool off. 🔊 On the farm, the children love to watch the pig roll around in the mud to cool off.

🔗 Collocations

pig farm – A farm where pigs are raised for commercial purposes.

pig sty – A pen or enclosure where pigs are kept.

piglet – A young pig.

🔄 Synonyms

hog (n.) – A domesticated pig, especially a fully grown one raised for slaughter.

swine (n.) – A formal or collective term for pigs, often used in farming contexts.

boar (n.) – A wild pig or an uncastrated male domestic pig.

🚫 Antonyms

sheep (n.) – A different farm animal, not a pig.

cattle (n.) – Bovine animals raised for meat or milk, distinct from pigs.

🌱 Derivatives

piggy (n.) – A child's term for a pig, or a small pig.

piglet (n.) – A young pig.

pigsty (n.) – A messy place, originally a pig's enclosure.

📖 Cultural Story

Originally referred to a young swine. By Shakespeare's time, it was used metaphorically for greedy or messy people, a usage that persists today.

Meaning 2：glutton (pig)

pig 🔊

/pɪɡ/

A person who eats too much, is very messy, or acts rudely, often used in a negative way.

glutton 🔊

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/ˈɡlʌt(ə)n/

A person who eats excessively, behaves in a messy or greedy manner, or is considered rude and inconsiderate, often used as a derogatory term.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

At the buffet, he acted like a pig, piling his plate high and spilling food everywhere. 🔊 At the buffet, he acted like a pig, piling his plate high and spilling food everywhere.

🔗 Collocations

eat like a pig – To eat very messily or greedily.

pig out – To eat a large amount of food greedily.

make a pig of oneself – To overindulge in eating or drinking.

🔄 Synonyms

glutton (n.) – A person who eats and drinks excessively.

slob (n.) – A messy or lazy person.

hog (n.) – A greedy person who takes more than their share.

🚫 Antonyms

ascetic (n.) – A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstains from indulgence.

neat freak (n.) – A person who is obsessively clean and tidy.

moderate eater (n.) – Someone who eats in a balanced, controlled manner.

🌱 Derivatives

piggish (adj.) – Greedy, messy, or unpleasant in a way that is like a pig.

piggishly (adv.) – In a greedy or messy manner.

piggishness (n.) – The quality of being greedy or messy.