hog
hog Lexical Profile
hog Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A domesticated pig of the family Suidae, especially an adult or castrated male reared for market and weighing more than 120 pounds.
"The farmer entered his largest hog in the county agricultural fair."
A greedy, selfish, or gluttonous person who takes an unfair share of something.
"Don't be such a hog with the remote control; let your sister choose a show."
North American A large, heavy motorcycle, especially a Harley-Davidson.
"He spent the weekend polishing the chrome on his classic hog before the road trip."
British A young sheep before its first shearing.
"The shepherd separated the yearling hogs from the older ewes before the spring shearing."
• verb
To take or keep a disproportionately large or unfair share of something for oneself.
"He tends to hog the blankets whenever the bedroom gets chilly at night."
To arch upward in the middle or cause to droop at both ends (especially of a ship's hull or an animal's back).
"Heavy seas caused the aging wooden vessel's keel to hog slightly amidships."
• Rhymes for hog
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English hogg ('pig'), possibly of Celtic origin and cognate with Welsh hwch ('sow').