hogged

An archaic past participle of 'hog', meaning having a curved or arched back, like a hog. Also used in historical contexts to describe a ship's hull that has sagged in the middle.

• 🌐صفة تصف شيئًا ذا ظهر منحنٍ أو محدَّب كظهر الخنزير، وتُستخدم كذلك في السياق البحري لوصف بدن سفينة تقوَّس أو تهدَّل في وسطه.

1. Ship hull curvature B2 formal technical

   Describing a ship whose hull has become arched upward in the middle due to structural weakness, causing the bow and stern to droop downward.

   • After the storm damage, the vessel's keel was observed to be hogged.
   • The old wooden ship had become severely hogged over the years.
   • Engineers inspected the hogged ship to assess the extent of the damage.

   🌐مُقَوَّسٌ صُعُودًا (في بدن السفينة)

A verb meaning to take or use more than one's fair share of something, often selfishly or greedily.

• 🌐فعل يعني الاستئثار بشيء أو استخدام أكثر من نصيب عادل منه، غالبًا بأنانية أو جشع.

1. Take selfishly B2 informal

   To take or use more than one's fair share of something, often greedily.

   • Stop hogging the remote control!
   • He hogged all the attention at the party.
   • She hogged the best seat in the room.

   🌐يستأثر

   المرادفات: appropriatecommandeercornerengrossgrabmonopolize

   الأضداد: share

2. Monopolize B2 informal

   To dominate or keep something for oneself, preventing others from using it.

   • Don't hog the conversation; let others speak.
   • He hogged the bathroom for an hour.
   • She hogged the best parking spot.

   🌐احتكار

   المرادفات: appropriatecornerdominateengrosshoardmonopolize

   الأضداد: distributedivideshareyield

• hogged past participle
• hogged past simple
• hogging present participle
• hogs third person singular