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| hog [ hawg, hog ] |
noun (plural hogs) |
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1. pig: a full-grown domestic pig, especially a castrated male pig
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2. member of pig family: any animal of the pig family, including both domesticated and wild species, e.g. the wild boar. Family Suidae.
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3. ship's broom: a broom used to clean the bottom of a ship while it is in the water
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4. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's appetite, consideration for others, tidiness, or cleanliness
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informal insult
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5. large motorcycle: a large powerful motorcycle or any large car or truck that consumes a large amount of gas
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slang
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verb (past and past participle hogged, present participle hog·ging, 3rd person present singular hogs) |
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1. transitive verb take excess of something: to take more of something or keep something for longer than is fair or polite
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informal
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  He's been hogging the fast lane for the past two miles.
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2. transitive verb arch back: to arch the back upward
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3. transitive verb trim horse's mane: to trim the mane of a horse very short, causing it to stand up like the bristles of a hog's back
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4. transitive and intransitive verb warp: to cause the keel or plank of a ship to curve upward in the middle, or curve in this way
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5. transitive verb scrub ship's bottom: to clean a ship's bottom with a broom while the ship is in the water
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| [Pre-12th century. Origin ?] |
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| hog·like adjective |
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go the whole hog to do something wholeheartedly or completely and without restraint (slang)
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live high off or on the hog to have a luxurious standard of living (slang)
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