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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Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
While not native to Florida, wild hogs, also called feral hogs, feral swine, feral pigs, wild boar, wild pigs or piney woods rooter, live in all 67 Florida counties, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC).
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
And for your next photo print or school project, the Canon Pixma TS6420a all-in-one printer is a total win at 65% off, delivering sharp, colorful prints from a compact frame that won’t hog your desk.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
To work them to death no more a sin than to butcher a hog.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
While not native to Florida, wild hogs, also called feral hogs, feral swine, feral pigs, wild boar, wild pigs or piney woods rooter, live in all 67 Florida counties, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC).
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
While the Houston Rockets understandably hogged summer offseason headlines early for their blockbuster trade acquisition of Kevin Durant and some great free agent signings, the Knicks have quietly enjoyed a superlative summer of team-building.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
And for your next photo print or school project, the Canon Pixma TS6420a all-in-one printer is a total win at 65% off, delivering sharp, colorful prints from a compact frame that won’t hog your desk.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog. Accessed 29 Sep. 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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