Looking for the meaning of the word STY in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of STY with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Sty
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English stī- (in stīfearh ‘sty pig’), probably identical with stig ‘hall’ (see steward), of Germanic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
stʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a pigsty.
Short Definition:pigsty
Word: Sty
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
stʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
keep (a pig) in a sty
Short Definition:keep pig in sty
Examples:- the most beggarly place that ever pigs were stied in
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