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Noun (6 meanings)

1. domestic swine.

hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa

pig is a type of:

swine (noun) - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

types of pig:

porker (noun) - a pig fattened to provide meat

pig is a member of:

Sus, genus Sus (noun) - type genus of the Suidae

pig is made from:

lard (noun) - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

parts of pig:

pork, porc (noun) - meat from a domestic hog or pig
trotter (noun) - foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food

pig is derivationally related to:

to farrow, pig (verb) - give birth
to grunt (verb) - issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
to pig, pig it (verb) - live like a pig, in squalor
piglet, piggy, shoat, shote (noun) - a young pig
to squeal, oink (verb) - utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

2. a coarse obnoxious person.

slob, sloven, pig, slovenly person

pig is a type of:

vulgarian (noun) - a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)

types of pig:

litterer, litterbug, litter lout (noun) - a person who litters public places with refuse
slattern, slut, slovenly woman, trollop (noun) - a dirty untidy woman

pig is derivationally related to:

frowsy, frowzy, slovenly (adjective) - negligent of neatness especially in dress and person

3. a person regarded as greedy and pig-like.

pig is a type of:

selfish person (noun) - a person who is unusually selfish

pig is derivationally related to:

to devour, guttle, raven, pig (verb) - eat greedily
to hog (verb) - take greedily
hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish (adjective) - resembling swine
to pig, pig it (verb) - live like a pig, in squalor

4. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.

bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig

pig is a type of:

policeman, police officer, officer (noun) - a member of a police force

pig is derivationally related to:

to collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop (verb) - take into custody

Domain of synset - USAGE:

colloquialism (noun) - a colloquial expression

5. mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast.

pig is a type of:

mold, mould, cast (noun) - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

6. a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace.

pig is a type of:

ingot, metal bar, block of metal (noun) - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling

Verb (3 meanings)

1. live like a pig, in squalor.

to pig is a way to:

to live (verb) - lead a certain kind of life

to pig is derivationally related to:

hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa (noun) - domestic swine
hog, pig (noun) - a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

2. eat greedily.

to devour, guttle, raven, pig

Example:

“he devoured three sandwiches”

to pig is a way to:

to eat (verb) - take in solid food

to pig is derivationally related to:

hog, pig (noun) - a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

3. give birth.

Example:

“sows farrow”

to pig is a way to:

to give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have (verb) - cause to be born

to pig is derivationally related to:

farrow, farrowing (noun) - the production of a litter of pigs
hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa (noun) - domestic swine