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pig /pɪɡ/ /pɪɡ/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/pig/pig__/pig__us_1.mp3 pig(noun)/pɪɡ/ /pɪɡ/an animal with pink, black or brown skin, short legs, a broad nose and a short curly tail. Pigs are kept on farms for their meat (called pork) or live in the wild.SEE ALSO boarhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/boara pig farmerPigs were grunting and squealing in the yard.to breed/rear pigsan unpleasant or offensive person; a person who is dirty or greedyArrogant pig!Don't be such a pig!The greedy pig's eaten all the biscuits!She made a pig of herself with the ice cream (= ate too much).He's a real male chauvinist pig (= a man who does not think women are equal to men).We cooked up a load of pasta and all made pigs of ourselves.an offensive word for a police officerto do something badly; to make a mess of somethingif you buy a pig in a poke, you buy something without seeing it or knowing if it is good enoughBuying from a catalogue can mean buying a pig in a poke.a difficult or unpleasant thing or taskI've had a pig of a day.used to show that you do not believe something will ever happen‘With a bit of luck, we'll be finished by the end of the year.’ ‘Yes, and pigs might fly!’Word OriginMiddle English: probably from the first element of Old English picbrēd ‘acorn’, literally ‘pig bread’ (i.e. food for pigs).

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(noun) a pig farmerpigs were grunting and squealing in the yard.to breed/rear pigsarrogant pig! Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=pig This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	pig
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/pɪɡ/ /pɪɡ/
Example	a pig farmer pigs were grunting and squealing in the yard. to breed/rear pigs arrogant pig!
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/pig/pig__/pig__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=pig
Content	pig (noun)/pɪɡ/ /pɪɡ/ an animal with pink, black or brown skin, short legs, a broad nose and a short curly tail. Pigs are kept on farms for their meat (called pork) or live in the wild. SEE ALSO boar https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/boar a pig farmer Pigs were grunting and squealing in the yard. to breed/rear pigs an unpleasant or offensive person; a person who is dirty or greedy Arrogant pig! Don't be such a pig! The greedy pig's eaten all the biscuits! She made a pig of herself with the ice cream (= ate too much). He's a real male chauvinist pig (= a man who does not think women are equal to men). We cooked up a load of pasta and all made pigs of ourselves. an offensive word for a police officer to do something badly; to make a mess of something if you buy a pig in a poke, you buy something without seeing it or knowing if it is good enough Buying from a catalogue can mean buying a pig in a poke. a difficult or unpleasant thing or task I've had a pig of a day. used to show that you do not believe something will ever happen ‘With a bit of luck, we'll be finished by the end of the year.’ ‘Yes, and pigs might fly!’ Word Origin Middle English: probably from the first element of Old English picbrēd ‘acorn’, literally ‘pig bread’ (i.e. food for pigs).
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Pig Pɪɡ Noun Farmer Grunting Squealing Yard Breed/Rear

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