plural hogs also hog
1
a
: a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) compare pig sense 1a
b
: any of various animals related to the domesticated swine
2
usually hogg British
: a young unshorn sheep
also
: wool from such a sheep
3
a
: a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person
b
: one that uses something to excess
old cars that are gas hogs
hogged; hogging
1
: to cut (a horse's mane) short : roach
2
: to cause to arch
3
: to take in excess of one's due
hog the credit
4
: to tear up or shred (some material, such as waste wood) into bits by machine
: to become curved upward in the middle
—used of a ship's bottom or keel
Synonyms
Examples of hog in a Sentence
Noun
Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!
The new software is a real memory hog.
Verb
He's been hogging the remote control all night.
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Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
Some of the attendees had been drinking and went hog hunting in an ATV side-by-side owned by Jack Newton, Noah's best friend, Jack tells PEOPLE.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
The bottom line Like an unwelcome ex-partner who shows up during the most inopportune times and refuses to leave, Treasury yields too have made a return and are hogging the market limelight.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
But Arizona, also home to ranches, open spaces, hogs and shovel-wielding kiddos, edged them out because of one place: Tombstone.
—Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
Some of the attendees had been drinking and went hog hunting in an ATV side-by-side owned by Jack Newton, Noah's best friend, Jack tells PEOPLE.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
Verb
But realistically, the usual suspects are going to hog the trophies.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
The bottom line Like an unwelcome ex-partner who shows up during the most inopportune times and refuses to leave, Treasury yields too have made a return and are hogging the market limelight.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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hog
1 of 2 noun
ˈhȯg 
ˈhäg
plural hogs also hog
1
a
: a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) compare pig sense 1a
b
: any of various animals related to the domesticated swine
2
: a selfish, greedy, or filthy person
hoggish
adjective
ˈhȯg-ish
ˈhäg-
hoggishly
adverb
hoggishness
noun
hog
2 of 2 verb
hogged; hogging
: to take more than one's share
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