hog

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 (especially AmE) a pig, especially one that is kept and made fat for eating 2 (BrE) a male pig that has been CASTRATED (= had part of its sex organs removed) and is kept for its meat compareBOAR, SOW seealsoROADHOG, WARTHOG IDIOMS go the whole hog to do sth thoroughly or completely: We painted the kitchen and then decided to go the whole hog do the other rooms as well. verb (-gg-) [VN] to use or keep most of sth yourself and stop others from using or having it: to hog the road (= to drive so that other vehicles cannot pass) * to hog the bathroom (= to spend a long time in it so that others cannot use it)