Meaning & use
hog
A domesticated pig, especially a large one raised for meat.
See it in a sentence
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.
Words with a similar meaning
pigswine
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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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