pig
/ˈpɪɡ/ verb C2- To give birth. · The black sow pigged at seven this morning.
- To greedily consume (especially food). · They were pigging on the free food at the bar.
- To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
- To live together in a crowded filthy manner.
- To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device).
He/she/it pigs · Past pigged · Past participle pigged · -ing form pigging
Verb forms
- Base form
- pig
- He/she/it
- pigs
- Past
- pigged
- Past participle
- pigged
- -ing form
- pigging
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
Pig and Pepper
Pig!”
“If you’re going to turn into a pig, my dear,” said Alice, seriously, “I’ll have nothing more to do with you.
This time there could be _no_ mistake about it: it was neither more nor less than a pig, and she felt that it would be quite absurd for her to carry it further.
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