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plural swine
1
: any of various stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous artiodactyl mammals (family Suidae) with a thick bristly skin and a long flexible snout
especially
: a domesticated one descended from the wild boar
2
: a contemptible person
Synonyms
- bastard
- beast
- bleeder [British]
- blighter [chiefly British]
- boor
- bounder
- bugger
- buzzard
- cad
- chuff
- churl
- clown
- creep
- cretin
- crud [slang]
- crumb [slang]
- cur
- dirtbag [slang]
- dog
- fink
- heel
- hound
- jerk
- joker
- louse
- lout
- pill
- rat
- rat fink
- reptile
- rotter
- schmuck [slang]
- scum
- scumbag [slang]
- scuzzball [slang]
- skunk
- sleaze
- sleazebag [slang]
- sleazeball [slang]
- slime
- slimeball [slang]
- slob
- snake
- so-and-so
- sod [chiefly British]
- stinkard
- stinker
- toad
- varmint
- vermin
Examples of swine in a Sentence
you really are a swine—you have no sense of decency at all!
Recent Examples on the Web
While Indiana used to have a big feral swine problem, there currently are no known populations in the state at this time.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
Sign up Feral swine Feral swine, also called wild hogs, are expected to increase in population in warmer temperatures.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 29 May 2024
The family-run business produces swine and grows crops including corn, soybeans and wheat on 18,000 acres in Henry, Tennessee.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Those swine trials that Macchiarini claimed were completed?
—Vulture, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swine. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
swine
noun
plural swine
1
: any of a family of stout-bodied short-legged hoofed mammals with a thick bristly skin and a long snout
especially
: a domestic animal developed from the European wild boar and raised for meat
2
: a nasty person
Medical Definition
swine
noun
: any of various stout-bodied short-legged mammals (family Suidae) with a thick bristly skin and a long mobile snout
especially
: a domesticated member of a species (Sus scrofa) that occurs wild in the Old World
More from Merriam-Webster on swine
Nglish: Translation of swine for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of swine for Arabic Speakers
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