hogs

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plural of hog
third person singular of hog
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A greedy person; one who refuses to share
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A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson
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To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others

The air-conditioning unit didn't work very good, and there was only one fan; and from the minute me and Winn-Dixie got in the library, he hogged it all.

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Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the wart hog, and the boar
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To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly
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{n} a general name of swine, a mean wretch
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{v} to bend as a hog's back
pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered
(deyim) It means something like "It pays to be greedy, but not too greedy, or you'll get in trouble" or maybe "Make sure you get what you deserve, but don't be too greedy, or you'll get in trouble."
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To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom
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the domesticated varieties of S
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[1] A colloquial term for a Harley Davidson motorcycle
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A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water
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domestic swine
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Machine used to grind wood into chips for use as fuel or for other purposes; the wood used is usually waste wood unfit for lumber or other uses (12)
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{i} domestic pig raised for market; any of a number of mammals related to the domestic pig (i.e. boar, wart hog, etc.); greedy person (Slang); something that consumes too much of anything
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A stone that doesn't reach the hog line
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domestic swine a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared a person regarded as greedy and pig-like take greedily; take more than one's share
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A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow
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To greedily take more than ones share
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To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a horse
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A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made
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{f} cause to arch; curve upward (of a ship's keel); shred into little bits with a machine (of wood); cut a horse's mane short, roach; act selfishly, take more than one's fair share
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If you hog something, you take all of it in a greedy or impolite way. Have you done hogging the bathroom? see also road hog
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a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
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take greedily; take more than one's share
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A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidæ; esp
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a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
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To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form
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A young sheep that has not been shorn
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If you go the whole hog, you do something bold or extravagant in the most complete way possible. Well, I thought, I've already lost half my job, I might as well go the whole hog and lose it completely. hogged hogging to keep, use, or have all of something that should be shared. Heavy, fat-producing domesticated pig developed in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century. As the growing use of cheaper vegetable oils decreased the importance of lard as a source of fat, meatpackers sought hogs yielding more lean meat and less fat, and breeders (mostly European) began crossbreeding programs to obtain lean meat and vigorous animals. Today the term hog is often used for any pig weighing more than 120 lbs (54 kg)
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one-year-old sheep
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scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow
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A hog is a pig. In British English, hog usually refers to a large male pig that has been castrated, but in American English it can refer to any kind of pig
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    Turkish pronunciation

    hägz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhägz/ /ˈhɑːɡz/

    Etymology

    [ 'hog, 'häg ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English hogge, from Old English hogg.
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