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- pronunciation:
- hag
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hawg
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- go whole hog, live high on the hog
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an adult pig raised for meat. Hogs weigh well over 100 pounds.
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| definition 2: |
any member of the pig family, such as the wild boar.
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| definition 3: |
a person who is greedy or dirty.
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| phrase: |
go whole hog, live high on the hog |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hogs, hogging, hogged |
| definition: |
to take more of than is fair; to take too much of.
He hogged all the butter. |
| derivation: |
hoglike (adj.) |
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