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hogged

/hɒɡd/

Traducción: Participio pasado arcaico de 'hog', que significa tener el lomo arqueado o curvado, como un cerdo. También se usa en contexto histórico para describir el casco de un barco que se ha hundido o pandeado en el centro., Verbo que significa tomar o usar más de la parte justa de algo, a menudo de manera egoísta o codiciosa.

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adjective

/hɒɡd/formalobsoleto
  • esParticipio pasado arcaico de 'hog', que significa tener el lomo arqueado o curvado, como un cerdo. También se usa en contexto histórico para describir el casco de un barco que se ha hundido o pandeado en el centro.

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.

    esArrufadura

    • 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
  • esVerbo que significa tomar o usar más de la parte justa de algo, a menudo de manera egoísta o codiciosa.

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.

    esacaparar

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

    Sinónimosappropriatecommandeercornerengrossgrabmonopolize

    Antónimosshare

  2. MonopolizeB2informal

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

    esacaparar

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

    Sinónimosappropriatecornerdominateengrosshoardmonopolize

    Antónimosdistributedivideshareyield

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