English noun: hog | |||
1. | hog (person) a person regarded as greedy and pig-like | ||
Synonyms | pig | ||
Broader (hypernym) | selfish person | ||
2. | hog (animal) a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared | ||
Synonyms | hogg, hogget | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lamb | ||
3. | hog (animal) domestic swine | ||
Synonyms | grunter, pig, squealer, Sus scrofa | ||
Broader (hypernym) | swine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | porker | ||
Part holonym | porc, pork, trotter | ||
Member meronym | genus Sus, Sus | ||
Substance holonym | lard | ||
English verb: hog | |||
1. | hog (possession) take greedily; take more than one's share | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grab, snaffle, snap up | ||