/ hɒg; NAmE hɔːg; hɑːg/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
( especially NAmE ) a pig, especially one that is kept and made fat for eating
2.
( BrE ) a male pig that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed) and is kept for its meat
—compare boar , sow
—see also road hog , warthog
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IDIOMS
- go the whole hog
■ verb
( -gg- ) [ vn ] to use or keep most of sth yourself and stop others from using or having it :
to hog the road (= to drive so that other vehicles cannot pass)
to hog the bathroom (= to spend a long time in it so that others cannot use it)
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English hogg , hocg , perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Welsh hwch and Cornish hoch pig, sow.