to hog
- verb
- /hɔg/
- He just wanted to hog the spotlight!
- hog the spotlight
- hog the limelight
- hog the credit
Examples
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I don't want to hog them.
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The guy who hogs all the hot water?
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We're just going to start here because in Germany they know not to hog the left lane.
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And we're gonna hog the bathroom, too.
Fiction book (1997) -
You know, does the, does the professor get to, you know, hog some of the supplies to do this thing?
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Yeah, you always hog the fondue.
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I don't want to hog it.
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Thanks, there was more I wanted to say, but I didn't want to hog the front page.
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Don't hog all those scones, Tibby.
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Don't try to hog all the snacks at the party; share them with everyone.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A wild animal like a pig that is active at night and lives in North and South America
A low evergreen shrub with small white flowers and red berries whose leaves turn red in autumn
- US
A large sea fish that lives in the western Atlantic and whose male has a head like a pig's snout
- Specialized
A large skunk with a bare, pig-like snout and a white back and tail from southwestern North America
A wild pig with a thin body, long legs, and a ridged back found in the southeastern United States
A wild pig with a raised ridge along its back that lives in the southern United States
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Etymology
The verb hog comes from the noun hog and simply means 'to act like a hog' — to take or use more than your share. So when you hog something, you are keeping too much for yourself.