word-vault/dist/data/cards/pi/pig.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "pig",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "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.",
            "labels": "especially in North American English",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a pig farmer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pigs were grunting and squealing in the yard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to breed/rear pigs"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["domestic", "feral", "wild"],
                "verb + pig": ["breed", "keep", "raise"],
                "pig + verb": ["grunt", "squeal"],
                "pig + noun": ["farm", "farmer"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who you find unpleasant or offensive; a person who you think is dirty or greedy",
            "labels": "(informal, disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Arrogant pig!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't be such a pig!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The greedy pig's eaten all the biscuits!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **made a pig of herself** with the ice cream *(= ate too much)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a real **male chauvinist pig** *(= a man who does not think women are equal to men)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We cooked up a load of pasta and all made pigs of ourselves."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fat", "disgusting", "greedy"],
                "phrases": ["make a pig of yourself"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an offensive word for a police officer",
            "labels": "(slang, offensive)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something badly; to make a mess of something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you buy a pig in a poke, you buy something without seeing it or knowing if it is good enough",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Buying online can mean buying a pig in a poke."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a difficult or unpleasant thing or task",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've had a pig of a day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to show that you do not believe something will ever happen",
            "labels": "(ironic, saying)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘With a bit of luck, we'll be finished by the end of the year.’ ‘Yes, and pigs might fly!’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make small changes to something, especially its outside appearance, to try and hide the fact that it has problems",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The change of policy doesn't go far enough—it's just putting lipstick on a pig."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɪɡ/",
                "audio": "pi/pig/pig__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɪɡ/",
                "audio": "pi/pig/pig__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: probably from the first element of Old English picbrēd ‘acorn’, literally ‘pig bread’ (i.e. food for pigs)."
}