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Pigged vs Pegged - What's the difference?

pigged | pegged |

As verbs the difference between pigged and pegged

is that pigged is (pig) while pegged is (peg).

pigged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (pig)

    • pig

    English

    (wikipedia pig) (Sus)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) British slang sense "police officer" from at least 1785.2003', Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina M. Hyams, ''An Introduction to Language'', page 474 — Similarly, the use of the word '''''pig''''' for “policeman” goes back at least as far as 1785, when a writer of the time called a Bow Street police officer a “China Street ' pig .”

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus'', having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated farm animal ''Sus scrofa .
    • The farmer kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from table scraps and field waste.
  • (lb) A young swine, a piglet .
  • * 2005 April, Live Swine from Canada, Investigation No. 731-TA-1076 (Final), publication 3766, April 2005, U.S. International Trade Commission (ISBN 1457819899), page I-9:
    • Weanlings grow into feeder pigs', and feeder '''pigs''' grow into slaughter hogs. Ultimately the end use for virtually all ' pigs and hogs is to be slaughtered for the production of pork and other products.
  • (uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
    • Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig .
  • * 2005 , Ross Eddy Osborn, Thorns of a Tainted Rose (ISBN 0741425319), page 196:
    • "Miss Chastene, could you fetch me out an extra plate of pig and biscuit[?] My partner can't do without your marvelous cooking."
  • 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!
  • A nasty or disgusting person.
    • She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked.
  • 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.
    • The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs !” as he was arrested.
  • * 1989 , , (Carrion Comfort) , page 359,
    • “...Sounds too easy,” Marvin was saying. “What about the pigs ?”
    He meant police.
  • * 1990 , Jay Robert Nash, Encyclopedia of World Crime: Volume 1: A-C , page 198,
    • The bank robberies went on and each raid became more bloody, Meinhof encouraging her followers to “kill the pigs ” offering the slightest resistance, referring to policemen.
  • * 2008 , Frank Kusch, Battleground Chicago: The Police and the 1968 Democratic National Convention , page 63,
    • Backing 300 of the more aggressive protesters was a supporting cast of several thousand more who stared down the small line of police. Those in front resumed their taunts of “Pig', '''pig''', fascist '''pig''',” and “'''pigs''' eat shit, ' pigs eat shit.” The rest of the crowd, however, backed off and sat down on the grass when reinforcements arrived. Police did not retaliate for the name-calling, and within minutes the line of demonstrators broke apart and the incident was over without violence.113
  • * 2011 , T. J. English, The Savage City: Race, Murder and a Generation on the Edge , unnumbered page,
    • But me, I joined the party to fight the pigs . That?s why I joined. Because my experience with the police was always negative.
  • (informal) A difficult problem.
    • Hrm... this one's a real pig : I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!
  • (countable, and, uncountable) 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 .
  • The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
    • The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.
  • (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.
  • (pejorative) a person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig (the animal)
  • 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.
    Synonyms
    * (mammal of genus Sus) hog, swine, see also * (someone who overeats or eats rapidly) see * (nasty or disgusting person) see * (police officer) see * see
    Hyponyms
    * (mammal of genus Sus) boar, herd boar; sow, brood sow; piglet, piggy
    Derived terms
    (terms derived from the noun "pig") * blind pig * bush pig * dish pig * eat like a pig * flying pig * guinea pig * happy as a pig in shit * if pigs had wings * in a pig's eye * pig bed * pigface * piggery * piggish * piggy * piggy bank * piggyback * pigheaded * pig in a blanket * pig in a poke * pig iron * pig it * pig Latin * pig lead * piglet * pig-out * pig out * pigpen * pigskin * pig-sticking * pigsty * pigtail * pigweed * potbellied pig * suckling pig * sweat like a pig * when pigs fly * whistle pig * year of the pig
    Descendants
    * Abenaki: (l) (from "pigs") * Malecite-Passamaquoddy: (l) (from "pigs")

    Verb

  • (of swine) to give birth.
    • The black sow pigged at seven this morning.
  • To greedily consume (especially food).
    • ''They were pigging on the free food at the bar.
  • * 2009 , Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice , Vintage 2010, p. 349:
    • "Wow, Doc. That's heavy." Denis sat there pigging on the joint as usual.
  • To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.

    • Etymology 2

    Origin unknown. See (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scottish) earthenware, or an earthenware shard
  • An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer
    • Derived terms
    * pig-man * pig-wife * pig-cart * pig-ass * pig-shop

    References

    English nouns with irregular plurals 1000 English basic words ----

    pegged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (peg)

    • peg

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
  • Measurement between the pegs : after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length.
  • A protrusion used to hang things on.
    • Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
  • (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
    • a peg to hang a claim upon
  • (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
  • (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
  • (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
  • *
  • A place formally allotted for fishing
  • (colloquial, dated) A leg or foot.
  • * 1913 , D.H. Lawrence,
    • "Now I'm cleaned up for thee: tha's no 'casions ter stir a peg all day, but sit and read thy books."
  • One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
  • * , Act 2, Scene I :
    • O, you are well tuned now!
    But I'll set down the pegs that make this music,
    As honest as I am.
  • A step; a degree.
  • * Barrow
    • to screw papal authority to the highest peg
  • * Hudibras
    • We still have worsted all your holy tricks; / Trepann'd your party with intrigue, / And took your grandees down a peg
  • (Short for) clothes peg.

    • Synonyms

    * (small quantity of strong liquor)

    Related terms

    * a square peg in a round hole * clothes peg * tent peg

    Verb

    (pegg)
  • To fasten using a .
    • Let's peg the rug to the floor.
  • 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.
  • To fix a value or price.
    • China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.
  • To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
  • To throw.
  • 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.
  • (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
    • She pegged twelve points.
  • (slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge.
    • We pegged the speedometer across the flats.
  • (slang, typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo
  • * {{quote-book, 2007, , The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Strap-On Sex, page=32 citation
    • , passage=When you're pegging him and he gets close to orgasm, you'll observe a number of physical signs

    Related terms

    * level pegging * peggable * pegging * pegged pants

    See also

    * wedge, compare Latin cuneus * cone, compare Latin conus * cunny, cunt, compare Latin cunnus * (cribbage ): muggins

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