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hog  (hôg, hg)
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.
Nautical To arch upward in the middle. Used of a ship's keel.
Idiom:
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
Noun
1. a castrated male pig
2. US & Canad any mammal of the pig family
3. Informal a greedy person
4. go the whole hog Slang to do something in the most complete way possible
Verb
[hogging, hogged]
Slang to take more than one's share of (something) [Old English hogg]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hoghog - a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
selfish 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.hoghog - domestic swine                      
swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
genus Sus, Sus - type genus of the Suidae
porker - a pig fattened to provide meat
trotter - foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
porc, pork - meat from a domestic hog or pig
lard - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
Verb1.hog - take greedily; take more than one's share
snaffle, snap up, grab - get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"

hog
verb (Slang) monopolize, dominate, tie up, corner, corner the market in, be a dog in the manger
Translations
hog [hɔg] ncerdo, puerco
vt (fig) → acaparar;
to go the whole hog → echar el todo por el todo

hog [hɔg] nporc (châtré)
vt (fig) → accaparer;
to go the whole hog → aller jusqu'au bout

hog [hɔg] n(Mast)schwein nt
vt (road) → für sich beanspruchen;
(telephone etc) → in Beschlag nehmen;
to go the whole hog → Nägel mit Köpfen machen

hog [hɔg] nmaiale m
vt (fig) → arraffare;
to go the whole hog → farlo fino in fondo

hog
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 돼지 kiaulė vepris; cūka babi varken gris, svin świnia porco porc свинья prasa prašič svinja svin หมูตอน domuz свиня, кабан پالتو سؤر lợn đực thiến ()猪
vpast 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 ahmaista se goinfrer “לְהִתחַזֵר” तेजी से खाना proždrljivo gutati felfal melahap háma í sig divorare むさぼる 게걸스럽게 먹다 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 貪心攫取 їсти пожадливо; пожирати ندیدے پن سے کھانا tham lam ,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 kahmia, omia itselleen 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 過多地拿取 прибрати до рук کسی چیز پر قبضہ کر لینا chiếm giữ
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 시시한 이야기 paistalas, niekai muļķības; stulbības mengarut onzin sludder, vås, tøv bzdury tolice fleacuri чушь plané reči larifari splačine smörja, rappakalja อาหารหมู saçma, zırva 廢話 дурниця بکواس chuyện nhảm nhí
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 olla jättämättä puolitiehen jusqu'au bout aller 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/fino in fondo andare 徹底的にやる 철저하게 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 盡力而為, 徹底地干 доводити до кінця مکمل کام کرنا làm đến nơi đến chốn


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