boar

Definitions

noun

1

A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.

And drivers on local roads have encountered traveling boars, which can run at up to 30 miles an hour, according to one local resident, who said a friend’s car collided with a 132-pound animal, totaling the vehicle, as well as killing the boar.

2

A male pig.

"Bull hogs," or boars, which are uncastrated male pigs, tend to have a dark, gamy flesh not appreciated by everyone.

3

A male boar (sense 1).

4

A male bear.

5

A male guinea pig.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

giant, known, wild

VERB + BOAR

braised, dish, hitting, hunt, hunts, killed, laughing, like

BOAR + NOUN

area, berries, blackberry, corporation, himalayan, juniper, night, symbol

PREP.

in, in, out, up, with

ADV.

already

Thesaurus

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Idioms & Phrases

useless as tits on a boar hog

Ineffectual, pointless.

Example Bank

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And drivers on local roads have encountered traveling boars, which can run at up to 30 miles an hour, according to one local resident, who said a friend’s car collided with a 132-pound animal, totalin

Wiktionary

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"Bull hogs," or boars, which are uncastrated male pigs, tend to have a dark, gamy flesh not appreciated by everyone.

Wiktionary

03

One hunts wild boar at night.

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04

Tom is a very good friend, but he looks like a wild boar, so I don't consider him a potential love interest.

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05

"Where is Tom?" "He's out drinking at the Laughing Boar."

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06

Wild boar have eaten up all of our potatoes.

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