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
Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
Roses should not be seen as nutrient hogs, because that’s simply not true.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
Are roses nutrient hogs needing lots of fertilizer?
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
With some sturdy hog wire secured with T-posts, this homeowner built a trellis that's strong enough for heavy butternut squash vines to climb.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
Roses should not be seen as nutrient hogs, because that’s simply not true.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Disneyland will begin showing the Walt Disney and Abe Lincoln audio-animatronic shows in rotation after the Great Emancipator took a 10-month hiatus so the Anaheim theme park’s founder could hog the spotlight during the 70th anniversary celebration.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Noun
With some sturdy hog wire secured with T-posts, this homeowner built a trellis that's strong enough for heavy butternut squash vines to climb.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
Are roses nutrient hogs needing lots of fertilizer?
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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