Pig vs. Poke

Pignoun

Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa.

‘The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from carrots to cabbage.’;

Pokeverb

To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.

Pignoun

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

Pokeverb

To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.

Pignoun

(uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.

‘Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.’;

Pokeverb

(figuratively) To rummage as in to poke about in.

Pignoun

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!’;

Pokeverb

To modify the value stored in (a memory address).

Pignoun

A lecherous or sexist man.

‘She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked.’;

Pokeverb

To put a poke on.

‘to poke an ox’;

Pignoun

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.’;

Pokeverb

To thrust with the horns; to gore.

Pignoun

A police officer.

‘The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested.’;

Pokeverb

To notify.

Pignoun

(informal) A difficult problem.

‘Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!’;

Pokeverb

(transitive) To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.

Pignoun

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.’;

Pokenoun

A prod, jab, or thrust.

Pignoun

The mold in which a block of metal is cast.

‘The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.’;

Pokenoun

A lazy person; a dawdler.

Pignoun

(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.’;

Pokenoun

A stupid or uninteresting person.

Pignoun

(derogatory) A person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig (the animal).

Pokenoun

(US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

Pignoun

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.’;

Pokenoun

(computing) The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.

Pignoun

(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.

Pokenoun

A sack or bag.

Pignoun

(Scottish) earthenware, or an earthenware shard

Pokenoun

A long, wide sleeve; a poke sleeve.

Pignoun

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

Pokenoun

An ice cream cone.

Pigverb

(of swine) to give birth.

‘The black sow pigged at seven this morning.’;

Pokenoun

(dialectal) Pokeweed.

Pigverb

(intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food).

‘They were pigging on the free food at the bar.’;

Pokenoun

(Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

Pigverb

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

Pokenoun

A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (Phytolacca decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; - called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.

Pigverb

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

Pokenoun

A bag; a sack; a pocket.

‘They wallowed as pigs in a poke.’;

Pignoun

A piggin.

Pokenoun

A long, wide sleeve; - called also poke sleeve.

Pignoun

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

Pokenoun

The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.

Pignoun

Any wild species of the genus Sus and related genera.

Pokenoun

A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.

Pignoun

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

Pokenoun

A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

Pignoun

One who is hoggish; a greedy person.

Pokeverb

To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.

‘He poked John, and said "Sleepest thou ?"’;

Pigverb

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

Pokeverb

To thrust with the horns; to gore.

Pigverb

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

Pokeverb

To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.

Pignoun

domestic swine

Pokeverb

To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.

‘A man must have poked into Latin and Greek.’;

Pignoun

a coarse obnoxious person

Pokenoun

tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

Pignoun

a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

Pokenoun

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

Pignoun

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Pokenoun

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);

‘he warned me with a jab with his finger’; ‘he made a thrusting motion with his fist’;

Pignoun

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

Pokenoun

(boxing) a blow with the fist;

‘I gave him a clout on his nose’;

Pignoun

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

Pokeverb

poke or thrust abruptly;

‘he jabbed his finger into her ribs’;

Pigverb

live like a pig, in squalor

Pokeverb

search or inquire in a meddlesome way;

‘This guy is always nosing around the office’;

Pigverb

eat greedily;

‘he devoured three sandwiches’;

Pokeverb

stir by poking;

‘poke the embers in the fireplace’;

Pigverb

give birth;

‘sows farrow’;

Pokeverb

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;

‘the salesman pounded the door knocker’; ‘a bible-thumping Southern Baptist’;

Pignoun

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

Pokeverb

make a hole by poking

Pignoun

a wild animal of the pig family; a hog.

Pokeverb

jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object

‘he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed’; ‘they sniffed, felt, and poked at everything they bought’;

Pignoun

a young pig; a piglet.

Pokeverb

prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely

‘she drew the curtains then poked the fire into a blaze’;

Pignoun

the flesh of a pig as food.

Pokeverb

make (a hole) in something by prodding or jabbing at it

‘don't forget to poke holes in the dough to allow steam to escape’;

Pignoun

a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person

‘I bet he's scoffed them all, greedy pig’;

Pokeverb

(of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman).

Pignoun

a police officer

‘were the pigs there when the windows were smashed or not?’;

Pokeverb

thrust (something, such as one's head) in a particular direction

‘I poked my head around the door to see what was going on’;

Pignoun

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

Pokeverb

protrude and be visible

‘she had wisps of grey hair poking out from under her bonnet’;

Pignoun

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.

Pokenoun

an act of poking someone or something

‘she gave the fire a poke’;

Pigverb

gorge oneself with food

‘lovesick people pig out on chocolate’;

Pokenoun

an act of sexual intercourse.

Pigverb

crowd together with other people in disorderly or dirty conditions

‘he didn't approve of the proposal to pig it in the studio’;

Pokenoun

a look or search around a place

‘his mother comes into his room sometimes and has a poke round’;

Pigverb

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

Pokenoun

power or acceleration in a car

‘I expect you'd prefer something with a bit more poke’;

Pigverb

operate a pig within an oil or gas pipeline

‘they will carry out all trenching and pigging’;

Pokenoun

a woman's bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century.

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.

Pokenoun

a bag or small sack

‘he fished out a poke of crisps from under the counter’;

Pokenoun

a purse or wallet

‘his wallet's half out of his pocket—it comes to me that I might as well lift his poke’;

Pokenoun

another term for pokeweed

Pokenoun

a North American plant of the lily family with a poisonous black rhizome and tall sprays of yellow-green flowers.

Pokenoun

a Hawaiian dish of marinated raw fish or seafood, often served over rice

‘a buffet full of Hawaiian favourites like fresh poke’; ‘a wide range of poke bowls’;