hog

²hog

verb

hoggedhog·ging

Definition of HOG

transitive verb

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 (as waste wood) into bits by machine

intransitive verb

: to become curved upward in the middle —used of a ship's bottom or keel

Examples of HOG

1. He's been hogging the remote control all night.

First Known Use of HOG

1769