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noun

ˈhȯg How to pronounce hog (audio)
Definition of hognext
as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food

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verb

as in to monopolize

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Recent Examples of hog
Noun
Hewitt, 67, was born and raised in Grimes, and has entered the husband calling contest and hog calling contest many times, but only ever placed as high as second. — Celia Brocker, Des Moines Register, 21 Aug. 2026 Because across the shoulders, one of those big hogs is way more dense than a grizzly bear. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
If anything, consider this your backstage prep before hogging the spotlight and embarking on your solar return. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 Embiid’s return was the top pregame headline, and centers from both teams hogged the spotlight early. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
  1. pig
  2. monopolize
  3. corner
  4. bogart
  5. consume
Noun
  • The super-sized version of the popular pigs-in-a-blanket was created by Aramark Executive Sous Chef Sean Clark, the company announced Wednesday.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026
  • On a 2-acre property in Mississippi, 52-year-old Krystal Polk's family lived off the land for generations, raising chickens and pigs, growing onions and herbs and trading their peaches for pears.
    — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pig
Verb
  • But the retaliation prompted Compass to file an antitrust suit, claiming that Zillow was the one trying to monopolize listings.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of monopolize
Verb
  • Jets corner Qwan’tez Stiggers closed on the pass, batted it into the air and into the hands of teammate Marcelino McCrary-Ball for the pick.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Murdoch even owned the Dodgers for a stretch to corner the market on what was then a Wild West shoot-out among TV programmers to launch cable channels.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corner
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  • Yet she isn’t allowed to bogart the apercus; each of the characters gets a chance to shine, though some all but cry out for larger parts, larger lily pads on which to brood.
    — Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
  • In Schutz’s attempt to reflect reality, her own gestures bogart the image, reopening a decades-old wound without bringing a new dimension of understanding to it.
    — Kimberly Drew, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2022
Definition of bogart
Verb
  • Participants are each given half a watermelon to eat in a specified time period, and they must be consumed down to the rind.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • That figure assumes the vehicle consumes 100 watt-hours per mile and its solar panels deliver at least four kWh of usable energy to the battery during the day.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
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