pigging
Stuffing oneself silly
Pigging has two main uses.
In pipeline maintenance, pigging is sending a "pig"—a cylindrical device—through pipes to clean them or inspect for damage: The company schedules pigging every six months.
In British slang, pigging is an intensifier expressing annoyance or emphasis, milder than bloody: The pigging car won't start.
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
separator · geometry · purging · commissioning · decommissioning · debris · blockage · corrosion · sediment · scale
gorging
Eating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
feasting · guzzling · wolfing · devouring · scoffing · snacking · indulgence · greed · voracity · insatiability
- gas processinggas plant, fractionation, processing plant, NGL, LPG
- hydraulicshydraulic cylinder, hydraulic fluid, hydraulic press, pump, laminar flow
- offshore operationsdynamic positioning, ROV, saturation diving, decommissioning, commissioning
piggingnibbling
Eating in small bites
picking at · pecking · picking at food · fasting · eating like a bird
piggingfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
abstaining · dieting · undereating · restricting · restraining
- pigging outEating to gross excess