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English noun: pig | |||
| 1. | pig (animal) domestic swine | ||
| Synonyms | grunter, hog, squealer, Sus scrofa | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | swine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | porker | ||
| Part holonym | porc, pork, trotter | ||
| Member meronym | genus Sus, Sus | ||
| Substance holonym | lard | ||
| 2. | pig (person) a coarse obnoxious person | ||
| Synonyms | slob, sloven, slovenly person | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vulgarian | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | litter lout, litterbug, litterer, slattern, slovenly woman, slut, trollop | ||
| 3. | pig (person) a person regarded as greedy and pig-like | ||
| Synonyms | hog | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | selfish person | ||
| 4. | pig (person) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman | ||
| Synonyms | bull, cop, copper, fuzz | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | officer, police officer, policeman | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 5. | pig (artifact) mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast | ||
| Synonyms | pig bed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cast, mold, mould | ||
| 6. | pig (artifact) a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block of metal, ingot, metal bar | ||
English verb: pig | |||
| 1. | pig (stative) live like a pig, in squalor | ||
| Synonyms | pig it | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | live | ||
| 2. | pig (consumption) eat greedily | ||
| Samples | He devoured three sandwiches. | ||
| Synonyms | devour, guttle, raven | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
| 3. | pig (body) give birth | ||
| Samples | Sows farrow. | ||
| Synonyms | farrow | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have | ||
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