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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. varkخِنْزيرпрасеprasesvin; grisdas Schweinγουρούνιcerdo, puerco, marranoorikasخوكsikaporcחֲזִירसुअरsvinjadisznóbabisvínmaiale돼지kiaulėvepris; cūkababivarkengris, svinświniaporcoporcсвиньяprasaprašičsvinjasvinหมูตอนdomuzсвиня, кабанپالتو سؤرlợn đực thiến()猪
vpast tense, past participle hogged
1 to gobble up greedily. opvreet, opslurp, verslindيَلْتَهِم بِشَراهَةлапам настървеноnenasytně hltatæde grådigtgierig verschlingenκαταβροχθίζωacapararkugistamaبا حرص و آز صرف كردنahmaistase goinfrer“לְהִתחַזֵר”तेजी से खानाproždrljivo gutatifelfalmelahapháma í sigdivorareむさぼる게걸스럽게 먹다šlemšti[]rītmelahapschrokkenete grådigpożeraćdevorara înfulecaпожиратьnenásytne hltaťbasati sepohlepno jestiglupa i sigโก่งหลังhapır hupur yemek, domuz gibi tıkınmak貪心攫取їсти пожадливо; пожиратиندیدے پن سے کھاناtham 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, besetيأخُذ أو يَسْتَعْمِل أكثر مما يجبвзимам повече от необходимото миzabrat pro sebebeslaglæggein Beschlag nehmenμονοπωλώacapararahnitsemaزياد گرفتنkahmia, omia itselleenaccaparerלְהִשתַלֵט עלजरूरत से ज्यादा करनाuzimati sve sebi, biti bezobzirankisajátít, ráülmemonopolitaka meira en sinn skerfimpossessarsi diひとり占めにする제몫보다 더 차지하다pasiglemžti, pasičiupti(egoistiski un ilgstoši) lietot; izmantotmemonopoliinpalmen, opeisenforsyne seg med mer enn sin del, beslagleggeprzetrzymywaćaçambarcara pune mâna peзаграбастыватьzabrať (pre seba), privlastniť sipolastiti seokupiratiroffa åt sigเอาอย่างละโมบhissesinden fazla almak過多地拿取прибрати до рукکسی چیز پر قبضہ کر لیناchiếm giữ
n ˈhogwash
(especially American) nonsense. onsin, nonsensبَقايا الطَّعامглупостиžvástysludderder Quatschανοησίεςpamplina, disparate, tonteríarämpsمهملhölynpölyfoutaiseחֲסַר עֶרֶךबेमतलब की बातlupetanje, glupostsületlenségomong kosongvitleysafesseriaくだらないこと시시한 이야기paistalas, niekaimuļķības; stulbībasmengarutonzinsludder, vås, tøvbzdurytolicefleacuriчушьplané rečilarifarisplačinesmörja, rappakaljaอาหารหมูsaçma, zırva廢話дурницяبکواسchuyện 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 doenيَقوم بالعَمَلِ كامِلاправя докрайdotáhnout věc do koncegå linen udalles nehmenτου δίνω και καταλαβαίνειllegar hasta el finalasja lõpule viimaكار را تمام و كمال انجام دادنolla jättämättä puolitiehenjusqu'au bout allerלַעֲשׂוֹת דָבַר בִּשלמוּתपूर्ण रूप से या अच्छी तरह से करनाici do kraja, temeljito izvršitiapait-anyait beleadmelengkapihætta ekki við hálfnað verk, fara alla leiðfare/andare fino in fondo徹底的にやる철저하게 하다padaryti iki galo, pabaigtiizdarīt līdz galammelakukan sesuatu dgn sempurnadoorzetten, geen half werk doenta skrittet fullt utiść na całegoir até ao fima merge până la capătдоводить дело до концаdotiahnuť vec do koncaiti do koncauraditi nešto do krajata steget fullt ut, löpa hela linan utของที่ไร้ค่าbir işi tam (lâyıkı ile) yapmak盡力而為, 徹底地干доводити до кінцяمکمل کام کرناlàm đến nơi đến chốn

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