Hog

  • 11høg — sb., en, e, ene, i sms. høge , fx høgenæb …

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  • 12hog — hedge·hog·gy; hog; hog·gas·ter; hog·ger·el; hog·gery; hog·get; hog·gin; hog·gish; hog·gy; hog·head; hog·ling; hog·man; hog·ma·nay; hog·skin; ma·hog·a·nize; ma·hog·a·ny; qua·hog·ger; shear·hog; bush·hog; hog·ger; qua·hog; hog·gish·ly;… …

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  • 13hog — hoglike, adj. /hawg, hog/, n., v., hogged, hogging. n. 1. a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine. 2. a domesticated swine weighing 120 lb. (54 kg) or more, raised for market. 3. a selfish, gluttonous …

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  • 14hog — {{11}}hog (n.) late 12c. (implied in hogaster), swine reared for slaughter (usually about a year old), also used by stockmen for young sheep (mid 14c.) and for horse older than one year, suggesting the original sense had something to do with an… …

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  • 15hog — 1. AND hog cadillac n. a large car; a souped up car. (See also road hog.) □ How do you like my new hog? □ That hog cadillac needs new shocks. 2. n. a police officer; a pig. □ The hogs are on to y …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 16hog — hog1 [hɔg US ha:g, ho:g] n [: Old English; Origin: hogg] 1.) especially AmE a large pig that is kept for its meat →↑boar, sow ↑sow 2.) go the whole hog informal to do something thoroughly ▪ Let s go the whole hog and order champagne …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17hog — [[t]hɒ̱g, AM hɔ͟ːg[/t]] hogs, hogging, hogged 1) N COUNT 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. We picked the corn by hand and… …

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  • 18hog — 1 noun (C) 1 especially AmE a pig, especially a fat one for eating 2 a male pig that is kept for meat compare boar, sow 2 3 informal a person who eats too much: You greedy hog! 4 go the whole hog to do something thoroughly: Why don t we go the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19hog — I UK [hɒɡ] / US [hɔɡ] noun [countable] Word forms hog : singular hog plural hogs 1) British a male pig whose sex organs have been removed 2) mainly American a pig I, 1) 3) informal someone who eats rudely or takes too much of something that other …

    English dictionary

  • 20hog — See: EAT (LIVE) HIGH ON THE HOG or EAT (LIVE) HIGH OFF THE HOG, GO THE WHOLE HOG or GO WHOLE HOG, ROAD HOG …

    Dictionary of American idioms