as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food
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as in pigs
one who eats greedily or too much
if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food
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Recent Examples of hog
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The rooting of hogs in a cellar led to the discovery of five additional corpses.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Oct. 2024
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The ranch is plagued with destructive wild hogs, so panthers do the state a favor by feasting on the invasive pests.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The rooting of hogs in a cellar led to the discovery of five additional corpses.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
Instead of being blamed for hogging relief funds, undocumented migrants will be accused of illegally voting en masse.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Oct. 2024
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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