The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PIGS
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What does PIGS mean?
PIGS noun- Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa.
- (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine).
- The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
- A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).
- Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
- A lecherous or sexist man.
- A dirty or slovenly person.
- A very obese person.
- A police officer.
- A difficult problem.
- A block of cast metal.
- The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
- A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
- The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
- A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
- (of swine) to give birth.
- To greedily consume (especially food).
- To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
- To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device).
- Earthenware, or an earthenware shard
- An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer