Farm animals bred and kept for their meat, skins, etc.
Plural for a domesticated pig, especially a castrated male reared for slaughter
“Back in 1997, thousands of hogs were slaughtered in the wake of a large outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease, dealing a serious blow to pork exports and virtually crippling the local hog industry.”
Plural for a person who eats food in a gluttonous manner
“After my brother finished his plate of spaghetti, he leaned back in his chair, satisfied, and we all laughed, jokingly calling him a hog for devouring the food so quickly.”
Plural for an open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels
Plural for a pre-decimal coin used in Britain and Ireland
Plural for a veterinary anesthetic, used illegally in humans as a hallucinogen
Plural for a British coin worth six pence
Plural for a person who is lazy and has low standards of cleanliness
To take or use most or all of (something) in an unfair or selfish way
“She decided to hog all the cookies for herself, leaving none for the rest of us.”
To be in possession
To consume food hungrily or in a gluttonous manner
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