The difference between Herd boar and Pig

When used as nouns, herd boar means a stud boar, a male pig kept for breeding, whereas pig means any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging.


Pig is also verb with the meaning: to give birth.

check bellow for the other definitions of Herd boar and Pig

  1. Herd boar as a noun:

    A stud boar, a male pig kept for breeding.

  1. Pig as a noun:

    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.

    Examples:

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

  2. Pig as a noun (specifically):

    A young swine, a piglet .

  3. Pig as a noun (uncountable):

    The edible meat of such an animal; pork.

    Examples:

    "Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig."

  4. Pig as a noun:

    Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.

    Examples:

    "You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!"

  5. Pig as a noun:

    A lecherous or sexist man.

    Examples:

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

  6. Pig as a noun:

    A dirty or slovenly person.

    Examples:

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

  7. Pig as a noun (now, chiefly, US, UK, Australia, derogatory, slang):

    A police officer.

    Examples:

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

  8. Pig as a noun (informal):

    A difficult problem.

    Examples:

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

  9. Pig as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

    A block of cast metal.

    Examples:

    "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."

  10. Pig as a noun:

    The mold in which a block of metal is cast.

    Examples:

    "The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side."

  11. Pig as a noun (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.

    Examples:

    "Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem."

  12. Pig as a noun (derogatory):

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

  13. Pig as a noun (US, military, slang):

    The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.

    Examples:

    "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."

  14. Pig as a noun (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.

  1. Pig as a verb (of swine):

    to give birth.

    Examples:

    "The black sow pigged at seven this morning."

  2. Pig as a verb (intransitive):

    To greedily consume (especially food).

    Examples:

    "They were pigging on the free food at the bar."

  3. Pig as a verb (intransitive):

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

  4. Pig as a verb (transitive, engineering):

    To clean (a pipeline) using a pig .

  1. Pig as a noun (Scottish):

    earthenware, or an earthenware shard

  2. Pig as a noun:

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

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