I. hog 1 /hɒɡ $ hɑːɡ, hɒːɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: hogg ]
1 . especially American English a large pig that is kept for its meat ⇨ boar , sow
2 . go the whole hog informal to do something thoroughly:
Let’s go the whole hog and order champagne.
3 . go hog wild American English informal to suddenly do an activity in an uncontrolled way
4 . informal someone who takes too much of something that should be shared SYN pig :
You greedy hog!
⇨ ↑ road hog
II. hog 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle hogged , present participle hogging ) [transitive]
informal to keep, use, or have all of something that should be shared:
How much longer are you going to hog the bathroom?
He’s been hogging the limelight (=having all the attention, praise etc) .