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hog
(hôg, hŏg)n.
1.
a. Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, which includes the domesticated pig as well as wild species, such as the wild boar and the warthog.
b. A domesticated pig weighing over 54 kilograms (120 pounds).
2.
a. A self-indulgent, gluttonous, or filthy person.
b. One that uses too much of something.
3. also hogg
a. Chiefly British A young sheep before it has been shorn.
b. The wool from this type of sheep.
4. Slang A big, heavy motorcycle.
v. hogged, hog·ging, hogs
v.tr.
1. Informal To take more than one's share of: Don't hog the couch.
2. To cause (the back) to arch like that of a hog.
3. To cut (a horse's mane) short and bristly.
4. To shred (waste wood, for example) by machine.
v.intr.
Idiom: Nautical To arch upward in the middle. Used of a ship's keel.
high on/off the hog Slang
In a lavish or extravagant manner: lived high on the hog after getting his inheritance.
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hog
(hɒɡ)n
1. (Animals) a domesticated pig, esp a castrated male weighing more than 102 kg
2. (Animals) US and Canadian any artiodactyl mammal of the family Suidae; pig
3. (Agriculture) dialect Also: hogg Brit and Austral and NZ another name for hogget
4. informal a selfish, greedy, or slovenly person
5. (Nautical Terms) nautical a stiff brush, for scraping a vessel's bottom
6. (Nautical Terms) nautical the amount or extent to which a vessel is hogged. Compare sag6
7. (Building) another word for camber4
8. (Automotive Engineering) slang chiefly US a large powerful motorcycle
9. go the whole hog informal to do something thoroughly or unreservedly: if you are redecorating one room, why not go the whole hog and paint the entire house?.
10. live high on the hog live high off the hog informal chiefly US to have an extravagant lifestyle
vb (tr) , hogs, hogging or hogged
11. slang to take more than one's share of
12. to arch (the back) like a hog
13. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to cut (the mane) of (a horse) very short
[Old English hogg, from Celtic; compare Cornish hoch]
ˈhogger n
ˈhogˌlike adj
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hog
(hɔg, hɒg)n., v. hogged, hog•ging. n.
1. a domesticated swine, Sus scrofa; pig.
2. a domesticated swine weighing 120 lb. (54 kg) or more, raised for market.
3. any of various hoofed, even-toed mammals of the Old World family Suidae, including the wild boar, warthog, and domesticated swine.
4. a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person.
5. Slang. a large motorcycle.
v.t. 6. to appropriate selfishly.
Idioms: 1. go (the) whole hog, to do something thoroughly.
2. live or eat high off or on the hog, to live prosperously and luxuriously.
[1300–50; Middle English; compare Old English hogg- in place names; perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh hwch, Cornish hogh swine]
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hog
- hog - A pig weighing more than 120 pounds.
- high on the hog - An allusion to the upper portions of a pig being the best for eating.
- swine, hog, pig - Swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs; a hog is 120 pounds or more and ready for market, while a pig is immature and weighs less.
- hog on ice - Known mainly from the title of the book by Charles Earle Funk (1948); it is from the expression "as independent as a hog on ice," in which hog refers to the stone in the game of curling when it comes to rest.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
hog
Past participle: hogged
Gerund: hogging
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| Noun | 1. |  hog - a person regarded as greedy and pig-likeselfish person - a person who is unusually selfish |
| 2. | hog - a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared lamb - young sheep | |
| 3. |  hog - domestic swine swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals porker - a pig fattened to provide meat trotter - foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food porc - meat from a domestic hog or pig lard - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog | |
| Verb | 1. | hog - take greedily; take more than one's share |
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hog
verb
1. (Slang) monopolize, dominate, tie up, corner, corner the market in, be a dog in the manger Have you done hogging the bathroom?
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Translations
خِنْزيريأخُذ أو يَسْتَعْمِل أكثر مما يجبيَلْتَهِم بِشَراهَة
nenasytně hltatprasezabrat pro sebe
beslaglæggegrissvin
felfalráül
háma í sigsvíntaka meira en sinn skerf
kiaulėniekaipadaryti iki galopasičiuptipasiglemžti
aprītcūkaizmantotlietotrīt
nenásytne hltaťprivlastniť si
hog
[hɒg]A. N
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hog
[ˈhɒg] n
to go the whole hog → aller jusqu'au bout
vt (fig) → accaparer, monopoliser
He's always hogging the bathroom → Il monopolise toujours la salle de bain.
to hog all the attention → accaparer toute l'attention
They shouldn't be allowing Phil to hog all the attention → Ils ne devraient pas permettre à Phil d'accaparer toute l'attention.
to hog the limelight → tenir la vedette
to hog the headlines → tenir la vedette, s'installer à la une des journaux
The weather hogged the headlines again today with many roads closed due to the snow → Le mauvais temps s'est une nouvelle fois installé à la une des journaux avec de nombreuses routes fermées à cause de la neige., Le mauvais temps tient une nouvelle fois la vedette avec de nombreuses routes fermées à cause de la neige.
He's always hogging the bathroom → Il monopolise toujours la salle de bain.
to hog all the attention → accaparer toute l'attention
They shouldn't be allowing Phil to hog all the attention → Ils ne devraient pas permettre à Phil d'accaparer toute l'attention.
to hog the limelight → tenir la vedette
to hog the headlines → tenir la vedette, s'installer à la une des journaux
The weather hogged the headlines again today with many roads closed due to the snow → Le mauvais temps s'est une nouvelle fois installé à la une des journaux avec de nombreuses routes fermées à cause de la neige., Le mauvais temps tient une nouvelle fois la vedette avec de nombreuses routes fermées à cause de la neige.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hog
n
vt (inf) → sich (dat) → aneignen, in Beschlag nehmen; he always hogs the bathroom → er nimmt immer das Badezimmer in Beschlag; she hogged his attention all evening → sie belegte ihn den ganzen Abend lang mit Beschlag; a lot of drivers hog the middle of the road → viele Fahrer meinen, sie hätten die Straßenmitte gepachtet (inf); stop hogging the ball! (Ftbl etc) → gib endlich (den Ball) ab!; to hog the limelight → alle Aufmerksamkeit für sich beanspruchen
hog
:hogtie
hogwash
n
(= swill) → Schweinefutter nt
hog wild
adj (US inf) to go hog → total ausflippen (inf)
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hog
[hɒg]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hog
(hog) noun (especially American) a pig.
verb – past tense, past participle hogged – 1. to gobble up greedily.
2. to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to. She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.
ˈhogwash noun (especially American) nonsense.
go the whole hog to do something completely. I've bought a new dress – I think I'll go the whole hog and buy a complete outfit.
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