hogged

• Participe passé archaïque de 'hog', signifiant ayant le dos courbé ou arqué, comme un cochon. Il est aussi utilisé dans un contexte historique pour décrire une coque de navire qui s'affaisse au milieu.

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.

   Navire dont la quille est arquée vers le haut

   • 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.

• Verbe signifiant prendre ou utiliser plus que sa part équitable de quelque chose, souvent de manière égoïste ou gourmande.

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.

   accaparer

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

   Synonymesappropriatecommandeercornerengrossgrabmonopolize

   Antonymesshare

2. MonopolizeB2informal

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

   Accaparer

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

   Synonymesappropriatecornerdominateengrosshoardmonopolize

   Antonymesdistributedivideshareyield