hog synonyms

hog

n.

  1. A pig

    swine, sow, boar, shoat, razorback, wild boar, wart hog, babirusa, truffle pig, peccary, collared peccary, white-lipped peccary, porker*, piggy*, pork*, cob-roller*, scrub*, runt*; see also animal 1.

    Breeds of hogs include: Duroc, Duroc-Jersey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Gloucester Old Spot, Landrace, Chester White, Poland China, Tamworth, Lincolnshire, Cumberland, Essex, Wessex Saddleback, large white, Large Yorkshire, miniature pig, Vietnamese potbellied pig.

  2. A person whose habits resemble a pig's

    pig, selfish person, filthy person; see glutton, slob.

go (the) whole hog*

go all the way, do something fully, complete something; see achieve 1.

high on the hog*

luxurious, extravagant, rich; see expensive.

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