hog

hog
hoɡ 1. noun
((especially American) a pig.) gris, svin
2. verb
1) (to gobble up greedily.) ete grådig
2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) forsyne seg med mer enn sin del, beslaglegge
•
- go the whole hog
gris
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svin
I
subst. \/hɒɡ\/
1) (pattedyr i familien Suidae) svin
2) (husdyr) gris, tamsvin, slaktegris, galte (kastrert hann)
3) (overført) svin, gris
4) (overført) storeter
5) (overført) egoist, grådig person
6) (britisk, dialekt) ungsau (før første klipping)
7) (sjøfart) bunnskraper
8) (sjøfart, også hog piece) kjølsvin
9) (jernbane, slang) godslokomotiv
10) (gammeldags) shilling
bring\/take one's hogs to the wrong market eller bring\/take one's hogs to a bad market ha uflaks, gjøre noe forgjeves
go the whole hog ta skrittet fullt ut, løpe linen ut
hog in armour en som virker utilpass i nye klær utkledd bondetamp
live high off\/on the hog (amer., hverdagslig) være midt i smørøyet, sitte godt i det, leve et luksuriøst liv
II
verb \/hɒɡ\/
1) (om hesteman) kortklippe, stusse
2) skyte rygg, krumme ryggen
3) (sjøfart) bli kjølsprengt, bli kjølbrutt
4) (hverdagslig) karre til seg, rake til seg, krafse til seg, være grådig
5) (hverdagslig) legge beslag på
hog down sluke, stappe i seg
hog the floor ta over ordet, ha ordet hele tiden

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