to pig
- verb
- /pɪg/
- Specialized
- Regular pigging helps prevent blockages and extends the life of oil and gas pipelines.
Examples
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The workers will pig the pipeline tomorrow.
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The engineers are pigging the pipeline to remove built-up debris and ensure smooth operation.
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After pigging the system, the maintenance team reported a significant improvement in flow efficiency.
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He is pigging the sewer system as we speak.
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The engineers are pigging the pipeline to remove built-up debris and ensure smooth operation.
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Regular pigging helps prevent blockages and extends the life of oil and gas pipelines.
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After pigging the system, the maintenance team reported a significant improvement in flow efficiency.
Idioms
- Offensive
To behave in a greedy and messy way, often when eating with others
- Informal
To make small changes to something bad so it looks better without fixing the real problem
- Informal
To buy something without checking it first and risk being cheated
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
To live in a very dirty and untidy way in your home without caring about cleaning
Compounds
A very young pig that still drinks its mother's milk, often cooked whole for roasting
- Specialized
People pour hot iron from a furnace into bars to be made into steel later
- Specialized
A small bush with narrow leaves and red flowers that is poisonous to young farm animals
- Specialized
A deep-sea animal that looks like a fat sea cucumber and crawls on the ocean floor
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pig for pipeline work comes from a cleaning tool called a pig that is sent through a pipe to clear it, and one story says the first tools either squealed like pigs or moved through the pipe like a pig in a narrow tunnel, which is why engineers call the action 'pigging'.