26984 words

hog

7 definitions • 4 examples
1
a pig, especially one that is allowed to grow large so that it can be eaten
3
someone who takes much more than a fair share of something, especially by eating too much:

Examples:

You've eaten it all? You hog!
4
to take or use more than your share of something:

Examples:

He's always hogging the bathroom (= spending too much time in the bathroom, so that no one else can use it).
5
a pig, esp. one allowed to grow large so that it can be used as food
6
a person who takes more than necessary of something, esp. food:

Examples:

Don’t be a hog – take only as much as you can eat.
7
to take or use more than necessary of something:

Examples:

He’s always hogging the newspaper (= using it so that no one else can read it).

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