- hog
- hog [hôg, häg]n.pl. hogs or, for 1 & 2, hog [ME < OE hogg < ? or akin to ON höggva, to cut (akin to OE heawan, HEW), in basic sense “castrated”]1. any swine, esp. a domesticated adult (Sus scrofa) ready for market, or, in England, a castrated boar: see PIG (sense 1)2. Brit. a young sheep not yet shorn3. Informal a selfish, greedy, gluttonous, coarse, or filthy person4. Slang a large, heavy motorcyclevt.hogged, hogging1.a) to arch (the back) like a hog'sb) to cause (a ship, keel, etc.) to be higher in the center than at the ends2. to trim (a horse's mane) in order to make it bristly☆ 3. Slang to grab greedily; take all of or an unfair share ofvi.to be higher in the center than at the ends, as the bottom of a ship——————go the whole hog or go whole hogSlang to go all the way; do or accept something fully——————☆ high on the hog or high off the hogInformal in a luxurious or costly way——————☆ hog wildInformal highly excited; without moderation or restraint
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.