plural hogs also hog
1
a
: a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) compare pig sense 1a
b
: any of various animals related to the domesticated swine
2
usually hogg British
: a young unshorn sheep
also
: wool from such a sheep
3
a
: a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person
b
: one that uses something to excess
old cars that are gas hogs
hogged; hogging
1
: to cut (a horse's mane) short : roach
2
: to cause to arch
3
: to take in excess of one's due
hog the credit
4
: to tear up or shred (some material, such as waste wood) into bits by machine
: to become curved upward in the middle
—used of a ship's bottom or keel
Examples of hog in a Sentence
Noun
Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!
The new software is a real memory hog.
Verb
He's been hogging the remote control all night.
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Noun
With the Pig Brig net fully closed, hogs can still muscle their way underneath the net and enter the circle.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Data centers are water hogs and will need 468 million gallons a day for cooling, at the same time that two-thirds of the world’s population may face shortages.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
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—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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hog
1 of 2 noun
ˈhȯg 
ˈhäg
plural hogs also hog
1
a
: a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) compare pig sense 1a
b
: any of various animals related to the domesticated swine
2
: a selfish, greedy, or filthy person
hoggish
adjective
ˈhȯg-ish
ˈhäg-
hoggishly
adverb
hoggishness
noun
hog
2 of 2 verb
hogged; hogging
: to take more than one's share
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