hogging

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of taking or using more than one's fair share of something, especially food, particularly when other people are in need.

  - "During the famine, some people were hoarding food and hogging resources for themselves."
  - "The company was criticized for hogging market share and preventing new competitors from entering."
  - "Stop hogging the last slice of pizza!"

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

bogart

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hogging
logjam , jam , gamble , camera , comma

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Variants

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hog , hogged , hogging , hogs

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to feed pigs' or 'to fatten pigs for slaughter'. The modern sense developed in the late 19th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'hogging' comes from the Old English word 'hoggian', which means 'to fatten pigs'.

2. In the early days of radio broadcasting, some stations would 'hog' the airwaves by broadcasting continuously, preventing other stations from broadcasting.

3. Hogging is a common problem in agriculture, where farmers may withhold their produce from the market to drive up prices.

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Related Concepts

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1. Greed: A strong and excessive desire for material wealth, especially money. Hogging can be a manifestation of this emotion.

2. Monopoly: A market situation in which a single entity or group has the power to control the supply or price of a commodity or service. Hogging can lead to monopolistic practices.

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Culture

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In literature, hogging is often used metaphorically to describe greed, selfishness, or monopolizing resources. In art, there are paintings and sculptures depicting the act of hogging food or other resources.

How to Memorize "hogging"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person taking more than their fair share of food or resources. Visualize the consequences of this action on others.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hogging' with the image of a pig fattening itself up before being slaughtered. Remember that hogging is an excessive and selfish act.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence like 'Hogs get big bellies, but people who hog get empty hearts' to remember the meaning of the word.

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