whole-hog

adjective

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\ ˈhōl-ˈhȯg

Definition of whole-hog

(Entry 1 of 3)

: committed without reservation : thoroughgoing a whole-hog patriot

whole hog

noun

Definition of whole hog (Entry 2 of 3)

: the whole way or farthest limit —usually used adverbially in the phrase go the whole hog

whole hog

adverb

Definition of whole hog (Entry 3 of 3)

: to the fullest extent : without reservation : completely accepting whole hog the standards … of the majority— R. B. Kaplan

Examples of whole-hog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Boston University’s Questrom School of Business has gone the whole hog and now offers its full MBA online for just $24,000. — The Economist, 2 Nov. 2019 So is the climax, which goes whole hog with wishful dramatic thinking. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2019 The twins took their massive settlement and went whole hog for bitcoin. — Chuck Jaffe, The Seattle Times, 1 Sep. 2017

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