hog
To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another…To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
» Tom tried to hog all the credit.
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7 senses(informal, transitive)To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets.
sich selbstsüchtig aneignen, in Beschlag nehmen, raffen
заграбастыватьzagrabastyvatʹ, заграбастатьzagrabastatʹ, прибирать к рука́мpribiratʹ k rukám
take greedily; take more than one's share
(transitive)To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
ко́ротко подстригатьkórotko podstrigatʹ
To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
(transitive)(of a hedge) to trim up closely
To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
(transitive)To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).
To take a rough cut, quickly removing material; to hog out.
(transitive)To process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel.
Examples
34 sentencesTom tried to hog all the credit.
Tom is a hog.
Don't hog the road.
ruНе будьте свиньёй, дайте другим проехать. — sharptoothed
They're eating high on the hog.
Вони живуть на широку ногу. — deniko
ruОни живут очень даже неплохо. — Hellerick
If I win the lottery, I'll be able to live high on the hog.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English hog, from Old English hogg, hocg (“hog”), possibly from Old Norse hǫggFrom Middle English hog, from Old English hogg, hocg (“hog”), possibly from Old Norse hǫggva (“to strike, chop, cut”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to beat, hew, forge”).
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Forms
hogs, hogging, hogged, hoggedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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