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)
