Pig (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give birth to (piglets); "sows farrow".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The pregnant sow will farrow in a warm and safe environment to ensure the well-being of her piglets.
- In the next few weeks, the sow is expected to pig, delivering a litter of adorable piglets to the farm.
- This is the sow's fifth time to farrow, and the farmer is preparing a cozy place for her to pig.
- The sow went into labor last night and should pig soon, giving birth to a litter of piglets.
- The farmer has been taking care of the sow and is waiting for her to pig, which will add new piglets to the farm.
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Meaning 2
Eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- At the buffet, Sarah pigged out on all her favorite dishes and couldn't walk afterwards.
- The construction worker pigged down an entire pizza by himself during lunch break.
- After fasting for three days, he pigged out on food as soon as he could eat again.
- During holidays, it's easy to pig out on high-calorie treats and desserts.
- His eating habits were slowly improving, but sometimes he still pigged out on junk food.
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Meaning 3
Live like a pig, in squalor.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The drug addict had hit rock bottom and was now forced to pig in a dilapidated apartment with no electricity or running water.
- He pigged in his small room, refusing to clean up after himself despite his parents' constant pleas.
- Years of addiction left him pigging in a dirty rundown tenement with no hope of escape.
- The once successful businessman now pigged in his former mansion, surrounded by filth and decay.
- He had to be removed from his home by authorities, as he was pigging in horribly unsanitary conditions that posed health risks to himself and others.