Hogging vs. Dogging — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hogging and Dogging
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Hogging
Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, which includes the domesticated pig as well as wild species, such as the wild boar and the warthog.
Dogging
A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris syn. Canis lupus subsp. familiaris) occurring as a wide variety of breeds, many of which are traditionally used for hunting, herding, drawing sleds, and other tasks, and are kept as pets.
Hogging
A domesticated pig weighing over 54 kilograms (120 pounds).
Dogging
Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.
Hogging
A self-indulgent, gluttonous, or filthy person.
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Dogging
A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of a fox or a domesticated breed.
Hogging
One that uses too much of something.
Dogging
Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog.
Hogging
Chiefly British A young sheep before it has been shorn.
Dogging
A person
You won, you lucky dog.
Hogging
The wool from this type of sheep.
Dogging
A person regarded as contemptible
You stole my watch, you dog.
Hogging
(Slang) A big, heavy motorcycle.
Dogging
A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.
Hogging
(Informal) To take more than one's share of
Don't hog the couch.
Dogging
Something of inferior or low quality
"The President had read the speech to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).
Hogging
To cause (the back) to arch like that of a hog.
Dogging
An investment that produces a low return or a loss.
Hogging
To cut (a horse's mane) short and bristly.
Dogging
Dogs(Slang) The feet.
Hogging
To shred (waste wood, for example) by machine.
Dogging
See andiron.
Hogging
(Nautical) To arch upward in the middle. Used of a ship's keel.
Dogging
(Slang) A hot dog; a wiener.
Hogging
Present participle of hog
Dogging
Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.
Hogging
(slang) The targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual encounters, not due to sexual attraction but for amusement, or to take advantage of low self-esteem.
Dogging
(Astronomy) A sundog.
Hogging
Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it.
The child was hogging the arcade game.
Dogging
Totally; completely. Often used in combination
Dog-tired.
Hogging
Drooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from sagging.
For a cantilevered beam, the steel reinforcement should be placed at the top to carry the hogging moment along the upper face.
Dogging
To track or trail persistently
"A stranger then is still dogging us" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
Hogging
Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging.
Dogging
To hold or fasten with a mechanical device
"Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into place and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity" (Tom Clancy).
Dogging
To be persistently or inescapably associated with
Questions about his youthful indiscretions dogged him throughout his career.
Dogging
To be recurrently or persistently in the mind; haunt
Despair dogged him in his final years.
Dogging
The act of one who dogs or harasses.
Dogging
The practice of having sexual intercourse in public places, especially parks, deliberately taking the chance of being watched.
Dogging
Present participle of dog
Dogging
Relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit;
Impossible to escape the dogging fears
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