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Piecing
- verb - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
- eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
- join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
- repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"
- to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"
Pigging
- verb - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
- give birth; "sows farrow"
- live like a pig, in squalor
Pimping
- verb - arrange for sexual partners for others
Pinging
- verb - contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"
- hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"
- make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car"
- send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"
- sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
Pinking
- verb - cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
- make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
- sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
Pinning
- verb - a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
- attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man"
- immobilize a piece
- pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
- to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
Pipping
- verb - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- kill by firing a missile
Piquing
- verb - cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"
Pissing
- verb - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had peed on the expensive rug"
- informal terms for urination; "he took a pee"
Pithing
- verb - remove the pith from (a plant)