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.] |
hog [hɒg]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a domesticated pig, esp a castrated male weighing more than 102 kg
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US and Canadian any artiodactyl mammal of the family Suidae; pig
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Also hogg Brit dialect Austral, and NZ another name for hogget
4. Informal a selfish, greedy or slovenly person
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a stiff brush, for scraping a vessel's bottom
6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the amount or extent to which a vessel is hogged Compare sag [6]
7. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) another word for camber [4]
8. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Slang chiefly US a large powerful motorcycle
go the whole hog Informal to do something thoroughly or unreservedly if you are redecorating one room, why not go the whole hog and paint the entire house?
live high on the hog Informal chiefly US to have an extravagant lifestyle
vb hogs, hogging, hogged (tr)
1. Slang to take more than one's share of
2. to arch (the back) like a hog
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to cut (the mane) of (a horse) very short
[Old English hogg, from Celtic; compare Cornish hoch]
hogger n
hoglike adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hog - a person regarded as greedy and pig-likeselfish person - a person who is unusually selfish |
| 2. | hog - a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared lamb - young sheep | |
| 3. |  hog - domestic swine swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals porker - a pig fattened to provide meat trotter - foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food lard - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog | |
| Verb | 1. | hog - take greedily; take more than one's share |
hog
verb
(Slang) monopolize, dominate, tie up, corner, corner the market in, be a dog in the manger Have you done hogging the bathroom?
Translations
hog [hɒg]
A. N
hog [ˈhɒg]
n
to go the whole hog → aller jusqu'au bout
vt (fig) → accaparer, monopoliser
He's always hogging the bathroom → Il monopolise toujours la salle de bain.
to hog all the attention → accaparer toute l'attention
They shouldn't be allowing Phil to hog all the attention → Ils ne devraient pas permettre à Phil d'accaparer toute l'attention.
to hog the limelight → tenir la vedette
to hog the headlines → tenir la vedette, s'installer à la une des journaux
The weather hogged the headlines again today with many roads closed due to the snow → Le mauvais temps s'est une nouvelle fois installé à la une des journaux avec de nombreuses routes fermées à cause de la neige., Le mauvais temps tient une nouvelle fois la vedette avec de nombreuses routes fermées à cause de la neige.
He's always hogging the bathroom → Il monopolise toujours la salle de bain.
to hog all the attention → accaparer toute l'attention
They shouldn't be allowing Phil to hog all the attention → Ils ne devraient pas permettre à Phil d'accaparer toute l'attention.
to hog the limelight → tenir la vedette
to hog the headlines → tenir la vedette, s'installer à la une des journaux
The weather hogged the headlines again today with many roads closed due to the snow → Le mauvais temps s'est une nouvelle fois installé à la une des journaux avec de nombreuses routes fermées à cause de la neige., Le mauvais temps tient une nouvelle fois la vedette avec de nombreuses routes fermées à cause de la neige.
hog
hog:
n
vt (inf) → sich (dat) → aneignen, in Beschlag nehmen; he always hogs the bathroom → er nimmt immer das Badezimmer in Beschlag; she hogged his attention all evening → sie belegte ihn den ganzen Abend lang mit Beschlag; a lot of drivers hog the middle of the road → viele Fahrer meinen, sie hätten die Straßenmitte gepachtet (inf); stop hogging the ball! (Ftbl etc) → gib endlich (den Ball) ab!; to hog the limelight → alle Aufmerksamkeit für sich beanspruchen
hog:
hogtie
hogwash
n
(= swill) → Schweinefutter nt
hog wild
adj (US inf) to go hog → total ausflippen (inf)
hog [hɒg]
hog [hɒg]
hog [hɒg]
n hog [hog]
(especially American) a pig. vark خِنْزير прасе prase svin; gris das Schwein γουρούνι cerdo, puerco, marrano orikas خوك sika porc חֲזִיר सुअर svinja disznó babi svín maiale 豚 돼지 kiaulė vepris; cūka babi varken gris, svin świnia porco porc свинья prasa prašič svinja svin หมูตอน domuz (尤在美語中)豬 свиня, кабан پالتو سؤر lợn đực thiến 肥(公)猪
v – past tense, past participle hogged –
1 to gobble up greedily. opvreet, opslurp, verslind يَلْتَهِم بِشَراهَة лапам настървено nenasytně hltat æde grådigt gierig verschlingen καταβροχθίζω acaparar kugistama با حرص و آز صرف كردن ahmia se goinfrer “לְהִתחַזֵר” तेजी से खाना proždrljivo gutati felfal melahap háma í sig divorare むさぼる …을 탐식(貪食)하다 šlemšti []rīt melahap schrokken ete grådig pożerać devorar a înfuleca пожирать nenásytne hltať basati se pohlepno jesti glupa i sig โก่งหลัง hapır hupur yemek, domuz gibi tıkınmak 貪婪地狼吞虎嚥 їсти пожадливо; пожирати ندیدے پن سے کھانا tham lam 贪心攫取,贪婪者
2 to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it. oorneem, beset يأخُذ أو يَسْتَعْمِل أكثر مما يجب взимам повече от необходимото ми zabrat pro sebe beslaglægge in Beschlag nehmen μονοπωλώ acaparar ahnitsema زياد گرفتن hamstrata accaparer לְהִשתַלֵט על जरूरत से ज्यादा करना uzimati sve sebi, biti bezobziran kisajátít, ráül memonopoli taka meira en sinn skerf impossessarsi di ひとり占めにする 제몫보다 더 차지하다 pasiglemžti, pasičiupti (egoistiski un ilgstoši) lietot; izmantot memonopoli inpalmen, opeisen forsyne seg med mer enn sin del, beslaglegge przetrzymywać açambarcar a pune mâna pe заграбастывать zabrať (pre seba), privlastniť si polastiti se okupirati roffa åt sig เอาอย่างละโมบ hissesinden fazla almak 過多地或過久地取用 прибрати до рук کسی چیز پر قبضہ کر لینا chiếm giữ 过多地拿取
n hogwash
(especially American) nonsense. onsin, nonsens بَقايا الطَّعام глупости žvásty sludder der Quatsch ανοησίες pamplina, disparate, tontería rämps مهمل hölynpöly foutaise חֲסַר עֶרֶך बेमतलब की बात lupetanje, glupost sületlenség omong kosong vitleysa fesseria くだらないこと 가치가 없는 것 paistalas, niekai muļķības; stulbības mengarut onzin sludder, vås, tøv bzdury tolice fleacuri чушь plané reči larifari splačine smörja, rappakalja อาหารหมู saçma, zırva (尤在美語中)胡扯 дурниця بکواس chuyện nhảm nhí 废话
go the whole hog
to do something completely I've bought a new dress – I think I'll go the whole hog and buy a complete outfit. iets behoorlik doen يَقوم بالعَمَلِ كامِلا правя докрай dotáhnout věc do konce gå linen ud alles nehmen του δίνω και καταλαβαίνει llegar hasta el final asja lõpule viima كار را تمام و كمال انجام دادن tehdä jtk koko rahan edestä aller jusqu'au bout לַעֲשׂוֹת דָבַר בִּשלמוּת पूर्ण रूप से या अच्छी तरह से करना ici do kraja, temeljito izvršiti apait-anyait belead melengkapi hætta ekki við hálfnað verk, fara alla leið fare/andare fino in fondo 徹底的にやる 철저히 하다 padaryti iki galo, pabaigti izdarīt līdz galam melakukan sesuatu dgn sempurna doorzetten, geen half werk doen ta skrittet fullt ut iść na całego ir até ao fim a merge până la capăt доводить дело до конца dotiahnuť vec do konca iti do konca uraditi nešto do kraja ta steget fullt ut, löpa hela linan ut ของที่ไร้ค่า bir işi tam (lâyıkı ile) yapmak 做個徹底，一不做二不休 доводити до кінця مکمل کام کرنا làm đến nơi đến chốn 尽力而为
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