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hog

/hɒɡ/

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noun

/hɒɡ/B1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее домашнюю свинью, особенно крупную, выращиваемую на мясо, или дикую свинью.

A noun referring to a domesticated pig, especially a large one raised for meat, or a wild pig.

  1. Domestic pigA2formal

    A domesticated pig, especially a large one raised for meat.

    ruСвинья

    • The farmer raised hogs for the market.
    • Hogs are often kept in pens on the farm.
    • They fed the hogs a diet of corn and grain.

    Synonymspigporkerswine

  2. Greedy personB1informal

    A person who takes more than their fair share of something.

    ruЖадный человек

    • Don't be such a hog; leave some cake for everyone else.
    • He's a road hog who never lets anyone pass.
    • She's a total hog when it comes to the remote control.

    Synonymsgluttonpigswine

    Antonymsaltruistphilanthropistsharer

Forms
  • hogs plural form
  • hogs' possessive plural form
  • hog's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

/hɒɡ/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий брать или использовать больше своей справедливой доли чего-либо, часто эгоистично или жадно.

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

  1. Take selfishlyB2informal

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

    ruПрисваивать

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

    Synonymsappropriatecommandeercornerengrossgrabmonopolize

    Antonymsshare

  2. MonopolizeB2informal

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

    ruПрисваивать

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

    Synonymsappropriatecornerdominateengrosshoardmonopolize

    Antonymsdistributedivideshareyield

Forms
  • hogged past participle
  • hogged past simple
  • hogging present participle
  • hogs third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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