hog
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hahgIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɑɡ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
specifically
An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine).
informal
A person regarded as greedy and pig-like
informal
A greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one.
specifically
Domestic swine
uk
A young sheep that has not been shorn.
verb
Take greedily; take more than one's share
transitive
To process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel.
transitive
To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
Used this way, hog is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in family or home contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Family/home
Nearby words
- sus scrofa , rarer, so it draws attention
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Synonyms
Sense: any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals
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