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hogged

/hɒɡd/

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adjective

/hɒɡd/formalobsolete
  • ruАрхаичное причастие прошедшего времени от 'hog', означающее имеющий изогнутую или выгнутую спину, как у свиньи. Также используется в историческом контексте для описания корпуса корабля, который провис в середине.

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.

  1. Ship hull curvatureB2formaltechnical

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

    ruИзогнутый вверх (о корпусе судна)

    • 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.

verb

hog/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