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hog - 14 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | hog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be selfish |
| Synonyms: | monopolize, be greedy, gobble up, grab all of, have all to oneself |
| Notes: | swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs; a hog is 120 pounds and ready for market, a pig is immature and weighs less |
| Main Entry: | hog |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pig |
| Synonyms: | sow, swine, boar, cob roller, oinker, piggy, piglet, porker, razorback, shoat, warthog |
| Main Entry: | hog |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | glutton |
| Synonyms: | epicure, gourmand, pig*, swine*, cormorant, gorger, gormandizer, greedy eater, hefty eater |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engross |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold one's attention |
| Synonyms: | absorb, apply, arrest, assimilate, attract, bewitch, busy, captivate, consume, corner, engage, engulf, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, fill, grip, hog*, immerse, involve, monopolize, occupy, soak, take up, be hung, become lost, preoccupy, sew up, up on |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore, reject, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choke; oversupply |
| Synonyms: | burden, clog, cloy, cram, deluge, devour, feast, fill, flood, gorge, hog*, inundate, load, overload, overwhelm, pack*, pall, sate, satiate, saturate, stuff, surfeit, wolf*, congest, jade, make a pig of, overfeed, overstock, raven |
| Antonyms: | abstain, diet, fast, moderate, reduce, repress, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glutton |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who overeats |
| Synonyms: | epicure, gourmand, hog*, pig*, sensualist, gorger, gormandizer, hefty eater, stuffer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monopolize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dominate, control |
| Synonyms: | absorb, acquire, consume, corner, devour, employ, engross, exclude, have, hog*, hold, manage, own, patent, possess, restrain, syndicate, take up, use, utilize, bogart, copyright, corner the market, exercise control, keep to oneself, lock up, own exclusively, sew up, sit on*, take over |
| Antonyms: | distribute, scatter, share |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | motorcycle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motorbike |
| Synonyms: | chopper*, hog*, dirt bike, enduro, minibike, moped, scooter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animal of swine family |
| Synonyms: | hog, sow, swine, boar, cob roller, piggy, piglet, porker, porky, shoat |
| Main Entry: | possess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have or obtain |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bear, carry, control, corner*, dominate, enjoy, grab, hog*, hold, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, corner the market, get hands on, get hold of, have to name, latch on to, lock up, sit on, take over, take possession |
| Antonyms: | dispossess, lose, miss, not have |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slob |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pig |
| Synonyms: | boor, hog, ragamuffin, swine, draggletail, slattern, sloven, tatterdemalion |
| Main Entry: | swine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pig |
| Synonyms: | hog, boar, oinker*, peccary, porker, wild boar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in possession |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquire, admit, annex, bear, carry, chalk up, compass, corner, enjoy, gain, get, hog*, hold, include, keep, land, obtain, occupy, own, pick up, possess, procure, receive, retain, secure, take, take in, get hands on, get hold of, have in hand, latch on to, lock up, sit on*, teem with |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animals raised on a farm |
| Synonyms: | cattle, domestic, flock, fowl, herd, swine, animals, beasts, cows, farm animals, hogs, horses, livestock, pigs, sheep |
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