Hog — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɜːnsjuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɜːnsjuː/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɑːɡ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hogget hogg Sus scrofa squealer pig grunter

Parts of Speech

noun	a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
noun	a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
noun	domestic swine
verb	take greedily; take more than one's share

Word Forms

hog	verb	take greedily; take more than one's share
piggy	adjective	resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
pig	verb	eat greedily
piglet	noun	a young pig
grunt	verb	issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
squeal	verb	utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
hog	noun	a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwein

eine Person, die als gierig und schweineartig gilt

🇫🇷French

porc

une personne considérée comme gourmande et ressemblant à un cochon

🇪🇸Spanish

cerdo

una persona considerada codiciosa y parecida a un cerdo

🇮🇹Italian

maiale

una persona considerata avida e simile a un maiale

🇳🇱Dutch

varken

een persoon die als hebzuchtig en varkenachtig wordt beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

porco

uma pessoa considerada gananciosa e parecida com um porco

🇷🇺Russian

свинья

человек, которого считают жадным и похожим на свинью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूअर

एक व्यक्ति जिसे लालची और सुअर जैसा माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শূকর

একজন ব্যক্তি লোভী এবং শূকরের মতো বিবেচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பன்றி

ஒரு நபர் பேராசை மற்றும் பன்றி போன்றவராக கருதப்படுகிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

పంది

ఒక వ్యక్తి అత్యాశతో మరియు పందిలాగా పరిగణించబడ్డాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

हॉग

लोभी आणि डुक्कर सारखी मानली जाणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોગ

લોભી અને ડુક્કર જેવી માનવામાં આવતી વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಂದಿ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ದುರಾಸೆಯ ಮತ್ತು ಹಂದಿಯಂತೆ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പന്നി

അത്യാഗ്രഹിയും പന്നിയെപ്പോലെയും കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੂਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਲਚੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੂਰ ਵਰਗਾ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہاگ

ایک شخص جسے لالچی اور سور جیسا سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猪

被视为贪婪且像猪一样的人

🇯🇵Japanese

豚

貪欲で豚のようだと思われている人

🇰🇷Korean

돼지

욕심이 많고 돼지 같다고 여겨지는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

heo

một người được coi là tham lam và giống lợn

🇹🇭Thai

หมู

บุคคลที่ถือว่าโลภและเหมือนหมู

🇮🇩Indonesian

babi

seseorang yang dianggap serakah dan seperti babi

🇵🇭Filipino

baboy

isang taong itinuturing na sakim at parang baboy

🇲🇾Malay

babi

seorang yang dianggap tamak dan seperti babi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خنزير

شخص يعتبر جشعًا وشبيهًا بالخنزير

🇮🇷Persian

گراز

شخصی که حریص و خوک وار در نظر گرفته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

domuz

açgözlü ve domuz benzeri olarak kabul edilen bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲזִיר

אדם הנחשב כחמדן ודמוי חזיר

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The primary meaning of 'hog' is 'a person regarded as greedy and pig-like'.

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