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.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Partizip Perfekt von 'hog', das einen nach unten gewölbten oder durchhängenden Rücken wie bei einem Schwein bezeichnet. Historisch auch für einen Schiffskörper verwendet, der in der Mitte durchhängt.

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.

   🇩🇪Aufwärts gewölbt (Schiffsrumpf)

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

• 🇩🇪Sich gierig oder rücksichtslos mehr nehmen, als einem zusteht, oder etwas ganz für sich allein beanspruchen.

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.

   🇩🇪Sich alles unter den Nagel reißen

   Synonyme: appropriatecommandeercornerengrossgrabmonopolize

   Antonyme: 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.

   🇩🇪Für sich beanspruchen

   Synonyme: appropriatecornerdominateengrosshoardmonopolize

   Antonyme: distributedivideshareyield

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