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Meaning of hog

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hog

Pronunciation:/hɒɡ//hɑɡ/

noun

Definitions

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

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

  3. A greedy person; one who refuses to share.

  4. A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.

verb

Definitions

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

    Example: Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets.

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

  3. To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.

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