hogging

UK
/ˈhɒɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɑɡɪŋ/
hoggingnoun
hoggings
pl
Translations
The ship's hogging was noticeable during the storm.
Изгиб корабля был заметен во время шторма.
The company's hogging of resources led to shortages.
Захват ресурсов компанией привел к дефициту.
Definitions
The act of taking or using more than one's fair share of something.
His hogging of the conversation left little room for others to speak.
An upward bending of a ship's hull or other long structure in which the middle section rises higher than the bow and stern.
After battling heavy seas, the vessel began to show noticeable hogging amidships.
A misogynistic practice in which men seek out sexual encounters with overweight women as a form of competition or ridicule.
The university condemned the fraternity after allegations of hogging surfaced.
hogginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhɒɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɑːɡɪŋ/
Definitions
Taking or inclined to take more than one's fair share; greedy.
His hogging attitude at the buffet irritated the other guests.
Synonyms
hogging (no change)
crowding out
selfishly taking
clingy (contextual)
taking over
hogverb

hogging

Gerund

hogged
Past Simple
hogged
Past Participle
hogging
Gerund
UK
/hɒɡ/
US
/hɑɡ/
Translations
He tends to hog the conversation during meetings.
Он склонен захватывать разговор во время встреч.
She always tries to hog the best seat in the room.
Она всегда пытается заграбастать лучшее место в комнате.
Definitions
To take or use more than one's fair share of something.
He tends to hog the remote control, never letting anyone else choose what to watch.
To cause or undergo an upward arching at the center, especially of a ship's hull or deck.
After years out of the water, the vessel's keel had hogged noticeably.
hognoun
Definitions
A domesticated pig, especially one over 120 pounds (54 kg) and reared for slaughter.
The farmer raised several hogs for the annual county fair.
A large, heavy motorcycle, especially a Harley-Davidson.
He rode his hog across the country during the summer.
A greedy or selfish person.
Don't be such a hog and leave some cake for the rest of us.
hogadjective
Definitions
Relating to hogs; intended for or characteristic of hogs (used attributively).
The cooperative supplies hog feed to several local farmers.