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Hog

noun
/hɒɡ/
Word Frequency: 1.9

Definitions

1.nounAny animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
2.noun(specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine).
3.nounA greedy person; one who refuses to share.
4.nounA large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.
5.nounA young sheep that has not been shorn.
6.nounA rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.
7.nounA device for mixing and stirring the pulp from which paper is made.
8.nounA shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence.
9.nounA tanner, a sixpence coin; its value.
10.nounA half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.
11.nounThe effect of the middle of the hull of a ship rising while the ends droop
12.verbTo greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
"Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."
13.verbTo clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
14.verbTo scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
15.verbTo cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).

Synonyms

bogartpighogghoggetsus scrofarazorbackporcinepiggyswineporkporkerpigmeat

Rhymes With

agogbogfoganalogcatalogueslogdogmonologue
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