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Meaning ofhogin English

hog

us//hɔg//uk//hɔg//

Pluralhogs
Past Tensehogged
Participle Verbhogging
Third Person Singularhogs

Definitions

Noun
1. a mammal (pig, boar, etc.); Suidae family
2. a greedy person; refuses to share
3. a paper-making device; mixes pulp
  The factory uses a hog to mix the pulp for paper production.
4. an adult swine (fully grown)
  The farmer raised a hog on his farm for meat production.
5. a greedy person; refusing to share
  The rich businessman was considered a hog for refusing to donate to charity.
6. a large motorcycle (like Harley-Davidson)
  The biker rode his hog down the highway.
7. one consuming excessively; selfishly hoarding
  The greedy investor was called a hog for buying up all the shares.
8. a young unshorn sheep (UK)
  The farmer raised a hog on his farm in the UK for wool production.
9. a flat scrubbing broom for ships
  The sailor used a hog to scrub the deck of the ship.
10. a type of clam (informal)
  The diver found a large hog clam buried in the sand on the ocean floor.
Verb
1. to cut roughly; remove material quickly
  The carpenter will hog the wood to remove the excess material quickly.
2. to take more than one's share; be selfish
  The company's CEO was accused of trying to hog the credit for the team's success.
3. to clip a horse's mane short
  The groomer will hog the horse to give it a more streamlined appearance.
4. to scrub with a broom (nautical); clean
  The sailor used a hog to scrub the deck of the ship thoroughly.
5. to curve a ship's keel upwards
  The shipbuilder had to hog the keel of the vessel to improve its stability.
6. to process into fuel (bark, etc.)
  The factory will hog the wood chips to produce biofuel.

Compounds / Phrases

hogtie hogtied hogback sea hog hogbacks hogties