Hog

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine. 1.2 a domesticated swine weighing 120 lb. (54 kg) or more, raised for market. 1.3 a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person. 1.4 Slang . 1.5 Also, hogg , hogget. British . 1.6 Railroads Slang . a locomotive. 1.7 a machine for shredding wood. 1.8 Curling . a stone that stops before reaching the hog score. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to appropriate selfishly; take more than one's share of. 2.2 to arch (the back) upward like that of a hog. 2.3 roach 3 ( def. 3 ) . 2.4 (in machine-shop practice) to cut deeply into (a metal bar or slab) to reduce it to a shape suitable for final machining. 2.5 to shred (a piece of wood). 3 Verb (used without object) 3.1 Nautical . (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag ( def. 6a ) . ? 4 Idioms 4.1 go the whole hog 4.2 live high off or on the hog, to be in prosperous circumstances. Also 5 Synonyms 5.1 noun 5.2 verb

Noun

a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.

a domesticated swine weighing 120 lb. (54 kg) or more, raised for market.

a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person.

Slang .

a large, heavy motorcycle.

an impressively large luxury automobile.

Also, hogg , hogget. British .

a sheep about one year old that has not been shorn.

the wool shorn from such a sheep.

any of several other domestic animals, as a bullock, that are one year old.

Railroads Slang . a locomotive.

a machine for shredding wood.

Curling . a stone that stops before reaching the hog score.

Verb (used with object)

to appropriate selfishly; take more than one's share of.

to arch (the back) upward like that of a hog.

roach 3 ( def. 3 ) .

(in machine-shop practice) to cut deeply into (a metal bar or slab) to reduce it to a shape suitable for final machining.

to shred (a piece of wood).

Verb (used without object)

Nautical . (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag ( def. 6a ) . ?

Idioms

go the whole hog

to proceed or indulge completely and unreservedly

We went the whole hog and took a cruise around the world. Also, go whole hog.

live high off or on the hog, to be in prosperous circumstances. Also

eat high off the hog.

Synonyms

noun

boar , cob roller , oinker , piggy , piglet , porker , razorback , shoat , sow , swine , warthognotes:swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs ; a hog is 120 pounds and ready for market , a pig is immature and weighs less , cormorant , epicure , gorger , gormandizer , gourmand , greedy eater , hefty eater , pig * , swine *notes:swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs ; a hog is 120 pounds and ready for market

verb

be greedy , gobble up , grab all of , have all to oneself , monopolizenotes:swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs ; a hog is 120 pounds and ready for market , a pig is immature and weighs less , barrow , boar , boschvark , glutton , motorcycle , pig , razorback , sheep , sow , swine