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pig vs swine

swine vs pig

pig and swine both are nouns.

pig is a verb but swine is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pig Yes No Yes No
swine Yes No No No
As nouns, swine is a hypernym of pig; that is, swine is a word with a broader meaning than pig:
  • pig: domestic swine
  • swine: stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
pig (noun) swine (noun)
domestic swine stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
a coarse obnoxious person
pig (verb) swine (verb)
give birth to (piglets)
eat greedily
live like a pig, in squalor
Difference between pig and swine

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