nounπShareAny animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar."The farmer raises hogs to sell for meat. "animalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine)."The farmer separated the hogs from the younger pigs to ensure they had enough space to eat. "animalagriculturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA greedy person; one who refuses to share.""At the pizza party, Michael was a hog, taking almost all the slices for himself and leaving none for the others." "characterpersonattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson."Every Saturday, the biker club polishes their hogs and goes for a long ride. "vehicletechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA young sheep that has not been shorn."The farmer separated the lambs from the hogs, as he planned to shear the older sheep first. "animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water."The shipyard worker used hogs to scrub the algae off the hull of the ship before repainting it. "nauticalsailingutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA device for mixing and stirring the pulp from which paper is made."The papermill worker carefully monitored the hogs to ensure the pulp was consistently mixed for the best paper quality. "machinedeviceutensilindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence."My grandfather told me that back in his day, a movie ticket cost just a few hogs. "valuehistoryeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tanner, a sixpence coin; its value."The shopkeeper said the old coin was worth two hogs. "valuehistoryfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.""Back in the day, you could buy a loaf of bread for just two hogs." "valuehistoryeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe effect of the middle of the hull of a ship rising while the ends droop"The ship's hogs caused the captain to adjust the cargo placement. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others."Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."attitudecharacterbusinesseconomymoralvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly."The groom hogged the horse's mane, preparing it for the upcoming competition. "animalappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom."She hogs the dirty floor every Saturday morning to keep it clean. "utensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag)."The old wooden ship hogs slightly in heavy seas, its bow and stern rising above the waves. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel."The mill hogs the waste bark and wood scraps to create hog fuel for generating electricity. "fuelprocessindustrytechnicalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA quahog (clam)"We dug for hogs at the beach during low tide and made clam chowder. "foodanimaloceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading