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I. hog [hɒg, Am hɑ:g] N

1. hog:

hog Am (pig)
Schwein nt <(e)-s, -e>
hog Brit (reared for meat)
Mastschwein nt <-(e)s, -e>
hog Brit (reared for meat)
CH a. Mastsau f

2. hog pej inf (greedy person):

hog
Gierschlund m pej inf

Phrases:

to go the whole hog
ganze Sache machen

II. hog <-gg-> [hɒg, Am hɑ:g] VB trans inf

to hog sb/sth [all to oneself]
jdn/etw [ganz für sich acc] in Beschlag nehmen
to hog the bathroom
[stundenlang] das Badezimmer blockieren inf
to hog the limelight fig
im Rampenlicht stehen
to hog the road inf
die ganze Straße [für sich acc] beanspruchen
OpenDict entry

hog

to live high on/off the hog
in Saus und Braus leben

ˈhog-ty·ing N Am

hog-tying
Fesseln nt am ganzen Körper

ˈroad hog N pej inf

road hog
Verkehrsrowdy m <-s, -s> pej inf (Autofahrer(in), der/die durch sein/ihr eigenes rücksichtsloses Verhalten andere Autofahrer stört bzw. gefährdet)

whole-hog [Am ˈhoʊlhɑ:g] ADV

to go whole-hog on sth Am inf
bei etw dat aufs Ganze gehen

hog cholera [ˌhɒɡˈkɒlrə], swine fever N

hog cholera
Schweinepest
Present
Ihog
youhog
he/she/ithogs
wehog
youhog
theyhog
Past
Ihogged
youhogged
he/she/ithogged
wehogged
youhogged
theyhogged
Present Perfect
Ihavehogged
youhavehogged
he/she/ithashogged
wehavehogged
youhavehogged
theyhavehogged
Past Perfect
Ihadhogged
youhadhogged
he/she/ithadhogged
wehadhogged
youhadhogged
theyhadhogged
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