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
Examples of hog in a Sentence
Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!
The new software is a real memory hog.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
Later in the year comes the Emancipation Day celebration — no Thanksgiving here — and December’s hog butchering.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
Later in the year comes the Emancipation Day celebration — no Thanksgiving here — and December’s hog butchering.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
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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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