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The correct spelling is hogs.
How to pronounce hogs
noun
Say it like: Hog-s
The correct spelling is hogs. Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar. For example: "Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."
Usage Examples
“Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
- 2.(specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine).
- 3.A greedy person; one who refuses to share.
- 4.A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.
- 5.A young sheep that has not been shorn.
verb
- 1.To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
- 2.To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
- 3.To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
- 4.To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).
- 5.To process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel.
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