Hog (Verb)
Meaning
Take greedily; take more than one's share.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The child hogged all the toys on the playground, refusing to share with anyone else.
- She hogged the blankets on the bed at night, leaving her partner shivering.
- During the meeting, the CEO hogged the conversation, barely letting anyone else speak.
- The greedy neighbor hogged the community garden's shared tools, causing inconvenience to others.
- He hogged all the credit for the project, neglecting to acknowledge his team's contributions.