Hog | Mean of hog in English Dictionary

/ˈhɑːg/

• Noun
• a pig
1. a hog farmer
• a male pig that has had its sex organs removed and that is raised for meat
• a selfish or greedy person
1. Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!

• something that takes or uses a large amount or too much of something
1. This car is a gas hog. [=it uses a lot of gasoline]
2. The new software is a real memory hog.
• to do something in an extreme or excessive way
1. They went hog wild with special effects in this movie.
• to do something in a very thorough and complete way
1. If we're going to have a party, we might as well go the whole hog and hire a band.
• Verb
• to take, keep, or use (something) in a way that prevents other people or things from having or using it
1. He's been hogging the remote control all night.
2. Stop hogging the road. [=stop driving in a way that does not allow room for other cars to pass]
3. I hate when she hogs the bathroom. [=she stays in the bathroom for a long time when other people want to use it]