plural hogs also hog
1
a
: a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) compare pig sense 1a
b
: any of various animals related to the domesticated 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
hogged; hogging
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 (some material, such as waste wood) into bits by machine
: to become curved upward in the middle
—used of a ship's bottom or keel
Examples of hog in a Sentence
Noun
Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!
The new software is a real memory hog.
Verb
He's been hogging the remote control all night.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
The plant—largely unknown in the Western Hemisphere a generation earlier—enjoyed sudden popularity as a source of protein for feeding hogs and chickens grown in the proliferating confinement operations that gave Americans an abundance of cheap meat.
—Time, 3 Dec. 2025
Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
This combo replaces both bulky camera gear and memory-hogging photo editing software.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
This shelf is ideal for stacking large items that would otherwise hog space elsewhere.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
The plant—largely unknown in the Western Hemisphere a generation earlier—enjoyed sudden popularity as a source of protein for feeding hogs and chickens grown in the proliferating confinement operations that gave Americans an abundance of cheap meat.
—Time, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
Suddenly, your phone, watch, and earbuds all recharge without hogging every outlet in the room.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
This combo replaces both bulky camera gear and memory-hogging photo editing software.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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hog
1 of 2 noun
ˈhȯg 
ˈhäg
plural hogs also hog
1
a
: a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) compare pig sense 1a
b
: any of various animals related to the domesticated swine
2
: a selfish, greedy, or filthy person
hoggish
adjective
ˈhȯg-ish,
ˈhäg-
hoggishly
adverb
hoggishness
noun
hog
2 of 2 verb
hogged; hogging
: to take more than one's share
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