hog

noun [C] (ANIMAL)

/hɒɡ/

/hɑːɡ/

Definition

› US a pig, especially one that is allowed to grow large so that it can be eatenPigs › UK a male pig with its sexual organs removed, kept for its meat → Compare boar, sowPigs

(Definition of hog noun (ANIMAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Synonyms and related words:

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