hog (hôg, h g)n. 1. a. Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, which includes the domesticated pig as well as wild species, such as the boar and the wart hog. b. A domesticated pig, especially one weighing over 54 kilograms (120 pounds). 2. a. A self-indulgent, gluttonous, or filthy person. b. One that uses too much of something. 3. also hogg a. Chiefly British A young sheep before it has been shorn. b. The wool from this type of sheep. 4. Slang A big, heavy motorcycle. v. hogged, hog·ging, hogs v.tr. 1. Informal To take more than one's share of: Don't hog the couch. 2. To cause (the back) to arch like that of a hog. 3. To cut (a horse's mane) short and bristly. 4. To shred (waste wood, for example) by machine. v.intr. Idiom: Nautical To arch upward in the middle. Used of a ship's keel. high on/off the hog Slang In a lavish or extravagant manner: lived high on the hog after getting his inheritance. [Middle English, from Old English hogg, possibly of Celtic origin; see s  - in Indo-European roots.] |
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