Meaning & use

hog

noun·Everyday

A domesticated pig, especially a large one raised for meat.

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The farmer kept a dozen hogs in the pen behind the barn.

Prices for hogs rose sharply after the shortage of feed grain.

A note on using this word

As a verb, to hog something means to take more than one's fair share, as in hog the blanket.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To take or use more than one's fair share of something selfishly.

Stop hogging the remote and let someone else pick a show.

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