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Pig vs. Peg — What's the Difference?

Pig vs. Peg — What's the Difference?

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Pig

A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae. Pigs include domestic pigs and their ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa), along with other species.

Peg

A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.

Pig

An omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat.

Peg

A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.

Pig

A greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person
I bet he's scoffed them all, greedy pig
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Peg

(Music) One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.

Pig

A police officer
Were the pigs there when the windows were smashed or not?

Peg

A degree or notch, as in estimation
Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.

Pig

An oblong mass of iron or lead from a smelting furnace.

Peg

Chiefly British A drink of liquor.

Pig

A device which fits snugly inside an oil or gas pipeline and is sent through it to clean or test the inside, or to act as a barrier.

Peg

(Baseball) A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.

Pig

Gorge oneself with food
Lovesick people pig out on chocolate

Peg

(Informal) A leg, especially a wooden one.

Pig

Crowd together with other people in disorderly or dirty conditions
He didn't approve of the proposal to pig it in the studio

Peg

To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.

Pig

(of a sow) give birth to piglets; farrow.

Peg

To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.

Pig

Operate a pig within an oil or gas pipeline
They will carry out all trenching and pigging

Peg

To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.

Pig

Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, hooves with two weight-bearing toes, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, including the domesticated hog (Sus scrofa subsp. domestica syn. S. domesticus) and wild species such as the bushpig.

Peg

(Informal) To classify; categorize
I pegged her as an opportunist. Why do you have me pegged as the rowdy one?.

Pig

A domesticated hog, especially when weighing less than 54 kilograms (120 pounds).

Peg

To hit, especially with a thrown object or fired projectile
She pegged him on the head with a snowball.

Pig

The edible parts of one of these mammals.

Peg

To throw or fire (an object or projectile)
“How did you learn to peg a ball as straight as this?” (Zane Grey).

Pig

(Informal) A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or disgusting.

Peg

To work steadily; persist
Pegged away until our luck turned.

Pig

Derogatory Slang A police officer.

Peg

Wide at the top and narrowing toward the bottom
Peg jeans.
A peg skirt.

Pig

(Slang) A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views.

Peg

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

Pig

A crude block of metal, chiefly iron or lead, poured from a smelting furnace.

Peg

A protrusion used to hang things on.
Hang your coat on the peg and come in.

Pig

A mold in which such metal is cast.

Peg

(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
A peg to hang a claim upon

Pig

Pig iron.

Peg

(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.

Pig

To give birth to pigs; farrow.

Peg

(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.

Pig

Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed everything from carrots to cabbage.

Peg

(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.

Pig

(specifically) A young swine, a piglet contrasted with a hog, an adult swine.

Peg

A place formally allotted for fishing

Pig

(uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.

Peg

A leg or foot.

Pig

(uncountable) A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).

Peg

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

Pig

Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!

Peg

A step; a degree.

Pig

A lecherous or sexist man.
She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked.

Peg

Ellipsis of clothes peg

Pig

A dirty or slovenly person.
He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops.

Peg

(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.

Pig

(derogatory) A very obese person.

Peg

A stump.

Pig

A police officer.
The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested.

Peg

(slang) The penetration of one's (male) partner in the anus using a dildo.
Get your strap-on out and give me a nice peg!

Pig

(informal) A difficult problem.
Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!

Peg

A serving of brandy and soda.

Pig

A block of cast metal.
The conveyor carried the pigs from the smelter to the freight cars.
After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig.

Peg

(India) A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.

Pig

The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.

Peg

A shilling.

Pig

A lead container used for radioactive waste.

Peg

(transitive) To fasten using a peg.
Let's peg the rug to the floor.

Pig

(engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem.

Peg

(transitive) To affix or pin.
I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.
She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.

Pig

The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel.

Peg

(transitive) To fix a value or price.
China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.

Pig

(uncountable) A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.

Peg

(transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.

Pig

A sixpence.

Peg

To throw.

Pig

(Scottish) earthenware, or an earthenware shard

Peg

To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)
He's been pegged as a suspect.
I pegged his weight at 165.

Pig

An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer

Peg

(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
She pegged twelve points.

Pig

(of swine) to give birth.
The black sow pigged at seven this morning.

Peg

To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
We pegged the speedometer across the flats.

Pig

(intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food).
They were pigging on the free food at the bar.

Peg

To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo.

Pig

(intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.

Peg

(intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.

Pig

(intransitive) To live together in a crowded filthy manner.

Peg

To drink alcohol frequently, especially brandy and soda; to tipple.

Pig

To clean (a pipeline) using a pig the device.

Peg

A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.

Pig

A piggin.

Peg

A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.

Pig

The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog.

Peg

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

Pig

Any wild species of the genus Sus and related genera.

Peg

One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.

Pig

An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See Mine pig, under Mine.

Peg

A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down a peg."
To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
And took your grandees down a peg.

Pig

One who is hoggish; a greedy person.

Peg

A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.
This over, the club will be visited for a "peg," Anglice drink.

Pig

To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of pigs; to farrow.

Peg

A hard throw, especially one made to put out a baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.

Pig

To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.

Peg

To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
I will rend an oakAnd peg thee in his knotty entrails.

Pig

Domestic swine

Peg

To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.

Pig

A coarse obnoxious person

Peg

To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player even in high school.

Pig

A person regarded as greedy and pig-like

Peg

To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out at second.

Pig

Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Peg

To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; - usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.

Pig

Mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast

Peg

A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

Pig

A crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace

Peg

Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

Pig

Live like a pig, in squalor

Peg

Informal terms of the leg;
Fever left him weak on his sticks

Pig

Eat greedily;
He devoured three sandwiches

Peg

A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

Pig

Give birth;
Sows farrow

Peg

Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

Peg

A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Peg

Succeed in obtaining a position;
He nailed down a spot at Harvard

Peg

Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into

Peg

Fasten or secure with a wooden pin;
Peg a tent

Peg

Stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations;
The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar

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