hog
/hɒɡ/noun
उच्चारण हॉग
सूअर, (माँस के लिए पाला गया) मोटा सूअर
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[C] especially North American
a pig, especially one that is kept and made fat for its meat
सूअर, (माँस के लिए पाला गया) मोटा सूअर
- a hog farm
- Every evening the farmer fed the hog in the shed behind his house.
- The farmer sold a fat hog at the weekly market.
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- A hog was resting in the mud beside the pond.
- Hogs need clean water and plenty of food to grow well.
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[C] informal
a greedy person who takes more than their fair share
लालची व्यक्ति, हड़पने वाला
- Don't be such a hog; leave some for the others.
- Don't hog the remote; let others choose a channel too.
- Nobody likes a hog at the dinner table.
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- He is a real hog when it comes to sweets.
- Stop being a hog and let your sister try the swing.
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[T] ~ sth informal
to take or use most of something yourself so that other people cannot have it
हड़प लेना, अकेले घेर लेना, पूरा कब्ज़ा कर लेना
- He always hogs the television remote.
- She hogged the limelight at the party.
- Please don't hog the bathroom in the morning.
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- The big truck hogged the middle of the road.
- Some students hog the front seats and never move.
Synonyms monopolise corner dominate
Opposite share
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hog + sth (transitive verb)
Hog means to take or use all of something so others cannot. It is informal. The past form is hogged, with a double g.
'Hog' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को पूरा अपने पास रखना है ताकि दूसरे उसे न ले सकें। यह अनौपचारिक है। इसका भूतकाल 'hogged' है, जिसमें g दोहरा होता है।
- Don't hog the remote control all evening.
- A bus hogged the middle of the road.
hog the limelight / the road / the bathroom
Common objects of hog are limelight, road, bed, phone and bathroom.
Hog के सामान्य कर्म limelight, road, bed, phone और bathroom हैं।
- The young actor hogged the limelight at the awards night.
- My brother hogs the bathroom every morning.
a hog (noun)
A hog is a large pig; in informal speech, it is also an insulting word for a greedy person, as in road hog.
'Hog' एक बड़ा सूअर है; अनौपचारिक भाषा में यह लालची व्यक्ति के लिए अपमानजनक शब्द भी है, जैसे road hog।
- Farmers raise hogs for meat.
- That road hog never lets anyone overtake.
go the whole hog
This idiom means to do something completely, not by halves. It is informal and mainly British.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ कोई काम पूरी तरह करना है, आधे-अधूरे ढंग से नहीं। यह अनौपचारिक है और मुख्यतः British है।
- We decided to go the whole hog and paint the entire house.
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hog + noun
the limelightthe roadthe lanethe phonethe creditthe bed
- He always hogs the credit for the team's success.
adverb + hog
alwayscompletelyshamelesslyconstantlyunfairly
- The senior student shamelessly hogged the computer.
noun + hog
roadbedphonewildwater
- A road hog blocked the narrow lane.
idioms with hog
go the whole hoglive high on the hogroad hog
- After the win they went the whole hog with a grand party.
verb + hog (farm)
rearfeedbreedsell
- Farmers in Assam rear hogs for the local market.
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- Radhika's cousin hogs the laptop whenever he visits.
राधिका का चचेरा भाई जब भी आता है, लैपटॉप पर कब्ज़ा जमा लेता है।
- One speaker hogged the whole discussion.
एक वक्ता ने पूरी चर्चा पर कब्ज़ा कर लिया।
- The wild hog destroyed the sugarcane field.
जंगली सूअर ने गन्ने के खेत को नष्ट कर दिया।
- Don't be a road hog; let others overtake.
सड़क पर कब्ज़ा मत जमाइए; दूसरों को आगे निकलने दीजिए।
- The company went the whole hog and launched a new brand.
कंपनी ने पूरा दाँव लगाकर एक नया ब्रांड शुरू किया।
- He hogged the front seat on the long journey to Shimla.
शिमला की लंबी यात्रा में उसने आगे की सीट पर कब्ज़ा रखा।
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✗ He hoged the mirror all morning.
✓ He hogged the mirror all morning.
A short verb ending in one vowel plus one consonant doubles the consonant before -ed.
एक स्वर और एक व्यंजन पर समाप्त होने वाली छोटी क्रिया में -ed से पहले व्यंजन दोहरा हो जाता है।
✗ She hogged from the discussion.
✓ She hogged the discussion.
Hog is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition.
'Hog' सकर्मक क्रिया है और बिना preposition के सीधे कर्म लेती है।
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go the whole hog
(informal) to do something completely or as fully as possible
कोई काम पूरा का पूरा करना, पूरी तरह करना, कोई कसर न छोड़ना
- We decided to go the whole hog and book a five-star hotel.
- If you're going to redecorate, why not go the whole hog?
road hog
(informal) a person who drives dangerously and does not let other vehicles pass
सड़क पर मनमानी से गाड़ी चलाने वाला
- Some road hog forced us off the road.
hog the limelight
to get most of the attention so that others are not noticed
सारी वाहवाही खुद बटोरना, सबका ध्यान अपनी ओर खींच लेना
- The captain hogged the limelight after the win.
§Grammar and usage
Go the whole hog means to do something thoroughly, without holding back.
Go the whole hog का अर्थ है बिना हिचक कोई काम पूरी तरह से करना।