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# pig

noun (a pig, pigs; piglet for a baby)

«pig» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pig is a farm animal with a pink or dark body, a flat nose called a snout, short legs and a curly tail; it says «oink». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#m1)
2. Calling a person a pig (informal, rude) means they eat too much, are messy, or are greedy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, pigs are mammals; a mother pig is a sow, a father is a boar and a baby is a piglet; they live in a pigsty or pen. On farms they give pork, bacon and ham. In stories: The Three Little Pigs, Peppa Pig, Charlotte's Web. Phrases: guinea pig (a different animal), piggy bank, «when pigs fly» (never).

### Examples

- The pig rolled in the mud to keep cool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#x1)
- A baby pig is called a piglet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#x2)
- Pigs are clever animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#x3)
- The farmer feeds the pigs every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#x4)
- I saved my coins in a piggy bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#x5)
- The three little pigs built three houses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#x6)
- Pigs have a strong sense of smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#x7)
- «I will tidy my room when pigs fly!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/#x8)

### Note

Countable: one pig, two pigs. Myth: pigs are not dirty by nature; they roll in mud because they cannot sweat and need to cool down. A guinea pig is not a pig, it is a small rodent. Calling someone a pig is rude.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pig» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pig» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pig.html) on Mova free.