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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also hog
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
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
From a mini waffle maker to a rapid egg cooker, these tiny kitchen appliances are easy on the wallet and don’t hog space.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 June 2025
Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
While being a glory hog is unbecoming, business leaders need to communicate their AI plans, processes and goals to increase trust—in their leadership and plans—and ensure adoption at scale within their organization.
—Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
While there are a ton of ways to chase hogs, there are just a handful of ‘traditional’ hog hunting methods, those being over bait, with dogs, still hunting, sitting over a travel route or wallow, and spot and stalk.
—M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The fine hogged the headlines but of importance to Chelsea in the here and now was the sporting sanction handed out.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
From a mini waffle maker to a rapid egg cooker, these tiny kitchen appliances are easy on the wallet and don’t hog space.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 June 2025
Verb
In another lay the stiff, decomposing carcass of a feral hog.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
While being a glory hog is unbecoming, business leaders need to communicate their AI plans, processes and goals to increase trust—in their leadership and plans—and ensure adoption at scale within their organization.
—Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
In another lay the stiff, decomposing carcass of a feral hog.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
While there are a ton of ways to chase hogs, there are just a handful of ‘traditional’ hog hunting methods, those being over bait, with dogs, still hunting, sitting over a travel route or wallow, and spot and stalk.
—M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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