Hog - English meaning

noun

A pig fit for being made into bacon and ham, typically heavier than both a porker and a cutter.

Usage examples:

Pigs are moving along very nicely and baconers are priced from 103-108p/kilo with lighter weight po…

noun

A tusked eurasian wild pig from which domestic pigs are descended, exterminated in britain in the 17th century.

Usage examples:

Today's feral hog population is a hybrid of domestic pigs and eurasian wild boars brought to north …

noun

A male pig kept for breeding on a farm, or a type of wild pig

verb

Selfishly appropriate or keep (something, especially a cannabis cigarette).

Usage examples:

Don't bogart that joint, my friend

verb

To keep something for yourself when it was intended to be shared

Usage examples:

Don't bogart the controller!

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

A place or angle where two sides or edges meet.

Usage examples:

Jan sat at one corner of the table

verb

Force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.

Usage examples:

The man was eventually cornered by police dogs

noun

Another term for corner (sense 5 of the noun).

Usage examples:

Kavanagh lofted a corner kick

verb

Have power and influence over.

Usage examples:

The company dominates the market for operating system software

verb

Be in control

verb

To have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing

Usage examples:

[ t ] it was the story that dominated the headlines this week., [ t ] the rams dominated the footba…

noun

A fish that makes a grunting noise, especially when caught.

Usage examples:

In the sometimes-translucent streams beneath us, we can see bream, catfish and grunters as well as …

verb

(of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service).

Usage examples:

They instituted press censorship and monopolized the means of communication

verb

To have or take complete control of something so that others are prevented from sharing it

Usage examples:

Rockefeller monopolized oil refining in the 1800s., she has a habit of monopolizing the conversation.

verb

To take control of the supply and price of a particular product or service

Usage examples:

Businesses might try to monopolize a market., in the government's view, the goal is to "ensure that…

noun

An omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat.

Usage examples:

With the advent of farming in the neolithic, a number of animal species were domesticated, starting…

verb

Gorge oneself with food.

Usage examples:

He'd pigged himself on the last of the food

noun

Domestic swine

noun

A child's word for a pig or piglet.

Usage examples:

No, darling, that has nothing to do with piggies.

adjective

Resembling a pig, especially in features or appetite.

Usage examples:

Three pairs of little piggy eyes

noun

Pig

noun

A young pig.

Usage examples:

Everyone seems to adore the babies, particular our very young piglets and our ducklings.

noun

A young pig

noun

A young pig raised and fattened for food.

Usage examples:

Lynn tells us the contests fall into these categories: ‘shoulder, ribs, whole hogs and patio porker…

noun

A pig, especially one raised to produce meat

verb

Plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth.

Usage examples:

Fill a pot with compost and sow a thin layer of seeds on top

noun

An adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed.

Usage examples:

There are ten sows and fifty piglets at the farm

noun

A pig.

Usage examples:

A contagious viral disease of animals that primarily affects swine

noun

A pig, esp. when raised for food

Usage examples:

He can be such a swine sometimes.