hog

/hɒɡ/

Dictionary

noun

Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
(specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine).
A greedy person; one who refuses to share.
A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.
A young sheep that has not been shorn.
A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.
A device for mixing and stirring the pulp from which paper is made.
A shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence.
A tanner, a sixpence coin; its value.
A half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.
The effect of the middle of the hull of a ship rising while the ends droop

To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
"Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."
To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).

Synonyms:bogart

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