hɔɡ n. & v. --n. 1 a a domesticated
pig,
esp. a castrated
male reared
for slaughter. b
any of
several other pigs of
the family Suidae, e.g. a wart-hog. 2 colloq. a
greedy person. 3 (also hogg)
Brit.
dial. a
young sheep before the
first shearing. --v. (hogged, hogging) 1 tr. colloq.
take greedily;
hoard selfishly. 2 tr. & intr.
raise (the back), or
rise in an arch in the
centre. øgo the
whole hog colloq. do
something completely or thoroughly. hog-tie US 1
secure by
fastening the hands
and feet or
all four feet
together. 2
restrain,
impede. øøhogger n. hoggery n. hoggish adj. hoggishly adv. hoggishness n. hoglike adj. [OE
hogg, hocg, perh. of
Celt. orig.]