Meaning & use
Hogged
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Took or used something selfishly, more than one's fair share; monopolized.
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He hogged the blanket the entire night.
The committee accused the senator of hogging credit for the bill.
A note on using this word
Informal usage derived from the greedy stereotype associated with hogs (pigs).
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2. verb
(of a ship's hull) Curved upward in the middle due to structural stress.
The old wooden ship had hogged noticeably after years at sea.
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