I. ˈhȯg, ˈhäg noun
( plural hogs also hog )
Etymology: Middle English hogge, from Old English hogg
Date: 14th century
1. : a domestic swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) ; broadly : any of various wild and domestic swine
2. usually hogg British : a young unshorn sheep ; also : wool from such a sheep
3.
a. : a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person
b. : one that uses something to excess
old cars that are gas hog s
II. verb
( hogged ; hog·ging )
Date: 1769
transitive verb
1. : to cut (a horse's mane) short : roach
2. : to cause to arch
3. : to take in excess of one's due
hog the credit
4. : to tear up or shred (as waste wood) into bits by machine
intransitive verb
: to become curved upward in the middle — used of a ship's bottom or keel