Hog - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|hɔːɡ|
Brit.
|hɒɡ|
noun
- a person regarded as greedy and pig-like (syn: pig)
- a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared (syn: hogget)
- domestic swine (syn: pig, squealer)
- a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared (syn: hogget)
- domestic swine (syn: pig, squealer)
verb
- take greedily; take more than one's share
Extra examples
Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!
The new software is a real memory hog.
He's been hogging the remote control all night.
The planks were hogged amidships.
You greedy hog!
How much longer are you going to hog the bathroom?
He's been hogging the limelight (=having all the attention, praise etc).
You've eaten it all up? You hog!
Why don't you sound your hooter before hogging round corners?
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: hog
he/she/it: hogs
present participle: hogging
past tense: hogged
past participle: hogged
I/you/we/they: hog
he/she/it: hogs
present participle: hogging
past tense: hogged
past participle: hogged
noun
singular: hog
plural: hogs
singular: hog
plural: hogs
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