as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food
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as in pigs
one who eats greedily or too much
if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food
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Recent Examples of hog
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Last month, lawyers for the agency asked a judge to pause litigation in a case accusing a hog farm of discriminating against a transgender employee, including by failing to stop another worker from trying to grope her breasts and expose his own genitalia.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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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Noun
Some of the comments were about data centers becoming power hogs.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Last month, lawyers for the agency asked a judge to pause litigation in a case accusing a hog farm of discriminating against a transgender employee, including by failing to stop another worker from trying to grope her breasts and expose his own genitalia.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
Users can also rely on this docking station to keep all their devices charged and ready without the need for additional power adapters hogging power outlets.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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