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hog

/hɒɡ/

noun

Meaning

  • Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.

  • (specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine).

  • A greedy person; one who refuses to share.

  • A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.

  • A young sheep that has not been shorn.

  • A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.

  • A device for mixing and stirring the pulp from which paper is made.

  • A shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence.

  • A tanner, a sixpence coin; its value.

  • A half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.

  • The effect of the middle of the hull of a ship rising while the ends droop

verb

Meaning

  • To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.

    "Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."

  • To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.

  • To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.

  • To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).

Synonyms

bogart