noun🔗ShareCerdosAny animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar."The farmer raises hogs to sell for meat. "El granjero cría cerdos para venderlos para carne.animalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCerdo adulto(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. "El granjero separó los cerdos adultos de los cerdos más jóvenes para asegurar que tuvieran suficiente espacio para comer.animalagriculturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAvaro, persona codiciosaA 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." "En la fiesta de pizza, Michael fue un avaro, tomando casi todas las porciones para sí mismo y no dejando ninguna para los demás.characterpersonattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna motocicleta grande, particularmente una Harley-DavidsonA large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson."Every Saturday, the biker club polishes their hogs and goes for a long ride. "Cada sábado, el club de motociclistas pule sus motos grandes y sale a dar un largo paseo.vehicletechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorderoA young sheep that has not been shorn."The farmer separated the lambs from the hogs, as he planned to shear the older sheep first. "El granjero separó los corderos de los corderos, ya que planeaba esquilar primero las ovejas mayores.animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCepillo de fregarA 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. "El trabajador del astillero usó un cepillo de fregar para limpiar las algas del casco del barco antes de volver a pintarlo.nauticalsailingutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn dispositivo para mezclar y remover la pulpa con la que se hace el papelA 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. "El trabajador de la fábrica de papel monitoreó cuidadosamente el dispositivo para asegurar que la pulpa se mezclara consistentemente para obtener la mejor calidad de papel.machinedeviceutensilindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChelínA shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence."My grandfather told me that back in his day, a movie ticket cost just a few hogs. "Mi abuelo me contó que en sus días, una entrada de cine costaba solo unos pocos chelines.valuehistoryeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCurtidor, moneda de seis peniques; su valorA tanner, a sixpence coin; its value."The shopkeeper said the old coin was worth two hogs. "El tendero dijo que la moneda antigua valía dos seis peniques.valuehistoryfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMedia coronaA half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.""Back in the day, you could buy a loaf of bread for just two hogs." "En el pasado, podías comprar una barra de pan por solo dos medias coronas.valuehistoryeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlabeoThe 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. "El alabeo del barco obligó al capitán a ajustar la colocación de la carga.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcaparar, apropiarseTo greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others."Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."¡Oye! Deja de acaparar todas las mantas.attitudecharacterbusinesseconomymoralvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCortar la crin de un caballo, haciéndola corta y erizadaTo clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly."The groom hogged the horse's mane, preparing it for the upcoming competition. "El mozo cortó la crin del caballo, preparándolo para la próxima competición.animalappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFregar con una escobaTo scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom."She hogs the dirty floor every Saturday morning to keep it clean. "Ella friega el suelo sucio cada sábado por la mañana para mantenerlo limpio.utensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArquear hacia arribaTo 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. "El viejo barco de madera se arquea ligeramente en mares agitados, con su proa y popa elevándose sobre las olas.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProcesar en combustible de cerdoTo process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel."The mill hogs the waste bark and wood scraps to create hog fuel for generating electricity. "El molino procesa la corteza residual y los restos de madera para crear combustible de cerdo para generar electricidad.fuelprocessindustrytechnicalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlmejaA quahog (clam)"We dug for hogs at the beach during low tide and made clam chowder. "Cavamos en busca de almejas en la playa durante la marea baja e hicimos sopa de almejas.foodanimaloceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
