hog in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
hog in Sindhi سنڌي
hog in Telugu తెలుగు
hog in Urdu اُردُو
hog in English
- hog⇄expr. go the whole hog, (Informal.) to go to the limit; do something thoroughly.
Ex. I believe in federation and I am prepared to go the whole hog to maintain it (Wall Street Journal). - hog⇄expr. high on the hog, (Informal.) in a lavish manner; luxuriously.
Ex. The heroine is an aging international gadabout ... who is living high on the hog in Italy (New Yorker). - hog⇄expr. low on the hog, (Informal.) in a thrifty manner; without excessive or lavish spending.
Ex. Compared to a Congressman, an M.P. lives lower on the hog, campaigns more quietly and takes fewer lavish junkets (London Times). - hog⇄hog, noun, verb, hogged,hogging.
- hog⇄noun 1. a pig.
Ex. a barnyard full of grunting hogs wallowing in mud.
2. a full-grown pig, raised for food, usually weighing more than 120 pounds.
3. any animal of the same family as the pig, such as the wild boar.
4. (Informal - hog⇄v.i. (of a ship) to sag at the bow and stern.
- hog⇄v.t. 1. (Slang.) to take more than one's share of.
Ex. Army planners claimed the Air Force is trying to hog the defense budget (Wall Street Journal).
2. to arch (the back) upward like that of a hog.
3. to cause (a ship or a plank) to