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hogged

/hɔɡd/ /hɑɡd/

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verb

To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.

Examples :

"Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."

attitude character action moral

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verb

To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.

Examples :

"The stable hand hogged the pony's mane, making it stand straight up like a brush. "

animal appearance

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verb

To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.

Examples :

"The janitor hogged the floor with a stiff-bristled brush, removing the dried mud. "

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verb

To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).

Examples :

"The old wooden ship hogged slightly after years of being supported only at its ends. "

nautical technical sailing

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verb

To process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel.

Examples :

"The mill hogged the bark from the logs, turning it into fuel for their power plant. "

technical industry machine agriculture process fuel

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adjective

Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends.

Examples :

"The old wooden bookshelf, with its hogged top shelf, sagged in the middle from the weight of the books. "

nautical technical architecture