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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Fire and water have hogged the spotlight for too long; smoke has its own glamour, its own deathless wriggle.
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Noun
Some of the soybeans are processed into oil for biodiesel but most end up as hog feed.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the comments were about data centers becoming power hogs.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Trump and Musk were pushing back on widespread chatter from both sides of the political spectrum that their political alliance could soon collapse, perhaps if Trump tires of Musk hogging the limelight or if his actions attract too much criticism.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Fire and water have hogged the spotlight for too long; smoke has its own glamour, its own deathless wriggle.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog. Accessed 24 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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