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hog

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hog

1
nv
domestic swine
take greedily; take more than one's share
2
n
a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hog
1

n domestic swine

Synonyms:
Sus scrofa, grunter, pig, squealer
Types:
porker
a pig fattened to provide meat
Type of:
swine
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

n a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

Synonyms:
pig
Type of:
selfish person
a person who is unusually selfish

v take greedily; take more than one's share

Type of:
grab, snaffle, snap up
get hold of or seize quickly and easily
2

n a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared

Synonyms:
hogg, hogget
Type of:
lamb
young sheep
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