Meaning of hog in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /hɔɡ/

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  1. Verb

    hog

    Definitions

    1. take greedily

    Examples

    • « take more than one's share »

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    hog

    Etymology

    late Old English hogg, hocg, perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Welsh hwch and Cornish hoch‘pig, sow’

    Definitions

    1. a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

    Derived terms

  3. 2. a sheep up to the age of one year

    Examples

    • « one yet to be sheared »
  4. 3. domestic swine

    Derived terms

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