hogging

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

hogging

  1. present participle and gerund of hog

Noun[edit]

hogging (uncountable)

  1. (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.
  2. Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it.
    The child was hogging the arcade game.
  3. (machining) Making a rough cut to quickly remove material

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Adjective[edit]

hogging (not comparable)

  1. (nautical, engineering) 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.
  2. (machining) relating to hogging
    hogging pass, hogging cutter

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