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Meaning of "pig in the middle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIG IN THE MIDDLE

pig in the middle  [pɪɡ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIG IN THE MIDDLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pig in the middle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIG IN THE MIDDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Keep Away

Keep Away, also called Monkey in the Middle, Piggy in the Middle, Pickle in a Dish, or Pickle in the Middle, is a children's game in which two or more players must pass a ball to one another, while a player in the middle attempts to intercept it. The game could be considered a reverse form of dodgeball, because instead of trying to hit people in the middle with the ball, players attempt to keep the ball away from them. The game is played worldwide.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIG IN THE MIDDLE


bipyramidal
ˌbaɪˈpɪrəmɪdəl
bridal
ˈbraɪdəl
bridle
ˈbraɪdəl
colloidal
ˌkɒˈlɔɪdəl
cradle
ˈkreɪdəl
decadal
deˈkeɪdəl
fiddle
ˈfɪdəl
griddle
ˈɡrɪdəl
homicidal
ˌhɒmɪˈsaɪdəl
idle
ˈaɪdəl
idol
ˈaɪdəl
ladle
ˈleɪdəl
middle
ˈmɪdəl
pyramidal
pɪˈræmɪdəl
riddle
ˈrɪdəl
seidel
ˈsaɪdəl
sinusoidal
ˌsaɪnəˈsɔɪdəl
suicidal
ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl
tidal
ˈtaɪdəl
trapezoidal
ˌtræpɪˈzɔɪdəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIG IN THE MIDDLE

pig
pig bed
pig breeding
pig dog
pig farm
pig farmer
pig fern
pig industry
pig iron
Pig Island
Pig Islander
pig it
Pig Latin
pig out
pig-headed
pig-headedly
pig-headedness
pig-ignorant
pig-jump
pig-out

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIG IN THE MIDDLE

at the fiddle
bass fiddle
condiddle
diddle
excluded middle
face as long as a fiddle
fit as a fiddle
kiddle
paradiddle
piddle
piggy in the middle
play second fiddle
quiddle
second fiddle
straddle
taradiddle
tarradiddle
tiddle
twiddle
unriddle
widdle

Synonyms and antonyms of pig in the middle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pig in the middle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIG IN THE MIDDLE

Find out the translation of pig in the middle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pig in the middle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pig in the middle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猪在中间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cerdo en el medio
570 millions of speakers

English

pig in the middle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीच में सुअर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خنزير في منتصف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свиньи в середине
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

porco no meio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাঝখানে শূকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porc dans le milieu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Babi di tengah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwein in der Mitte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真ん中の豚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중간에 돼지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Babi ing tengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lợn ở giữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடுவில் பன்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यभागी डुक्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ortadaki domuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maiale in mezzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świnia w środku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свині в середині
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porc în mijloc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χοίρου στη μέση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vark in die middel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gris i mitten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gris i midten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pig in the middle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIG IN THE MIDDLE»

The term «pig in the middle» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIG IN THE MIDDLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pig in the middle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIG IN THE MIDDLE»

Discover the use of pig in the middle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pig in the middle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pig in the Middle
A group of English boys, hoping to get to Holland, form a secret club to fix up an old barge they have found on a canal under a deserted mill.
William Mayne, 1966
2
Pig-In-The-Middle
When young Gaylord hears that a Bengal Tiger has escaped from the local circus, he and his young friend Henry immediately set about digging a trap.
Eric Malpass, 2002
3
Pig in the Middle
But on a more subtle level, this story explores how children can accept and deal with loved ones suffering from memory loss, a condition affecting more North American families every year.
Sally Fitz-Gibbon, Kirsti Anne Wakelin, 2004
4
Pig In The Middle
But can the new arrivals really cuddle up on the sofa, or will their growing presence spark a battle of hearts, snouts and minds? Funny, touching and entertaining, Pig in the Middle charts the trials and errors of one man and his menagerie.
Matt Whyman, 2011
5
Pig in the Middle: The Army in Northern Ireland, 1969-1984
The Army in Northern Ireland, 1969-1984 Desmond Hamill. along the right lines then, or he wouldn't have got away. Another commander explained how one of his men had been blown up on the border. They had just moved down there and  ...
Desmond Hamill, 1985
6
Alone in the Dawn: The Life of Adelaide Crapsey
But when he is made to win the weight- guessing contest for a pig and is presented the pig in the middle of his condescending political speech, he gives up on the election and leaves the town to Finnegan. There is much of a gentle imitation of ...
Karen Alkalay-Gut, 2008
7
Walking with Sausage Dogs
But what happens when things get out of hand? For writer and house husband, Matt Whyman, it's a case of catastrophe management in coping with four children and all the ill-advised animals amassed by his career wife, Emma.
Matt Whyman, 2012
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Systems Thinking for Harassed Managers
PIG IN THE MIDDLE We have found that many of the problematic situations that managers have consulted us about on our workshops turn out to be connected with organizational change. Perhaps the title of the workshop, Change Without ...
Nano McCaughan, Barry Palmer, 1994
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From Materialism to Idealism
Certainly white-collar workers will find themselves 'pig in the middle' between the antithetical antagonisms of managerial Toryism and blue-collar Labourism without being strictly middle class - a paradox of British democracy! Of course, it is ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
10
Of Human Bondage: A Novel
They began to play Pig in the Middle. The old boys ran from wall to wall while the new boys tried to catch them: when one was seized and the mystic words said— one, two, three, and a pig for me—he became a prisoner and, turning sides, ...
William Somerset Maugham, 1947

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIG IN THE MIDDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pig in the middle is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A walker in the Big Apple
She recalls neighbours roasting a whole pig in the middle of the street after one of them won a lottery. Her eyes crinkle when a father and his ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Startforth Park estate divided over £25000 'gift'
He added: “I feel myself that I am right pig in the middle because it is my piece of land, but I can see the benefit to the residents' association.” «Teesdale Mercury, Jun 15»
3
Community raises nearly £1000 for 85-year-old Coventry attack victim
... Lime Tree Club, Humber pub, Gosford Arms pub, Alvis Sports and Social Club, Whitefriars pub, Pig in the Middle cafe and Royston O'Brien. «Coventry Telegraph, May 15»
4
Porky pig pins would-be saviour
The woman told Radio New Zealand she was on her way home when she came across an extremely big Kunekune pig in the middle of the ... «Radio New Zealand, May 15»
5
Pot-Bellied Pig Found In Bridgeport Gets New Home
"In all my years as an animal control officer, I never thought I would be picking up a pig in the middle of Bridgeport," Gambino said. Residents ... «Hartford Courant, Apr 15»
6
KL gallery gets ambitious with portraiture genre
... his forehead into three-dimensional reality, and Hirzaq Harris's Intruder, a triptych dominated by a mechanised pig in the middle of two flags, ... «The Star Online, Mar 15»
7
How to make the perfect bacon sandwich
Pig in the middle (GETTY) Jazz Gakhal, Head of Direct Line for Business, the company that carried out the research, commented: “Bacon ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
8
Pet pigs for adoption; Dogs for inmates; School security; BEN …
The waitress at Country Rose had one and they'd all climb in the front seat of the pickup and go for ice cream, with the pig in the middle. «NJ.com, Jan 15»
9
Witness appeal after man killed in crash with wild boar
... was driving between Chippenham and Swindon in Wiltshire yesterday evening when his Seat Ibiza hit the wild pig in the middle lane. A while ... «ITV News, Jan 15»
10
Christmas comes early to Gloucester Quays as Victorian Market …
Meanwhile at the other end of the market, Richard Read was selling his home made sausage rolls from Pig in the Middle. “It is the first time ... «Gloucester Citizen, Nov 14»

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