hog

Everyday

1. A pig, especially a large one kept for meat (US) or a male pig (UK). tree →
2. (informal) A greedy or selfish person: a road hog. tree →
3. To hog something means to keep it all to yourself and not share: hog the remote. tree →
4. Go the whole hog means do something completely. tree →

In the lessons

In farm stories; in everyday and school talk about sharing. Phrases: hog the ball, road hog, go the whole hog, hedgehog, groundhog.

Examples

• The farmer fed the hogs. tree →
• Stop hogging the computer, it's my turn! tree →
• He hogged the ball and never passed. tree →
• A road hog drives in the middle of the road. tree →
• We went the whole hog and had a three-course meal. tree →
• Groundhog Day is in February in the USA and Canada. tree →
• At last he heard something--and there stood the hog. tree →

Note

Past: hogged (double g). Calling someone a hog is rude. Hedgehog and groundhog are not pigs.