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Hog Sth Noun, Verbbre /Hɒɡ/Name /Hɔːɡ/Name /Hɑːɡ Noun 1 (Especially Name) A Pig Made

Front hog
Back noun, verbBrE /hɒɡ/NAmE /hɔːɡ/NAmE /hɑːɡ/

noun


1 (especially NAmE) a pig, especially one that is kept and made fat for eating

2 (BrE) a male pig that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed) and is kept for its meat compare boar, sow see also road hog, warthoggo the whole ˈhog (informal) to do sth thoroughly or completely

verb

(-gg-)~ sth (informal)to use or keep most of sth yourself and stop others from using or having it
to hog the road (= to drive so that other vehicles cannot pass)
 to hog the bathroom (= to spend a long time in it so that others cannot use it)

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