hog

¹hog

noun \ˈhȯg, ˈhäg\

plural hogs also hog

Definition of HOG

1

: a domestic swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms); broadly : any of various wild and domestic 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>

Examples of HOG

1. Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!
2. The new software is a real memory hog.

Origin of HOG

Middle English hogge, from Old English hogg

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to HOG

Synonyms: cormorant, gorger, gormandizer, gourmand, glutton, overeater, pig, stuffer, swiller

Related Words: feaster, trencherman; muncher; guzzler

Near Antonyms: dieter, nibbler, picker

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Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with HOG

blog, bog, clog, cog, flog, fog, frog, grog, jog, log, nog, Prague, prog, quag, shog, slog, smog, tog