adjective
- having a curved or arched shape, especially with the middle higher than the ends
Usage: nautical; technical
verb
- past tense and past participle of hog; to take or use selfishly without sharing
Usage: informal
Examples
- He hogged all the pizza at the party.
- She hogged the remote control all evening.
- The students hogged the best seats in the front row.
- The old ship’s deck was hogged from years at sea.
- The bridge appeared hogged under the heavy load.
- They hogged the basketball court for hours.
- The beam became hogged after supporting too much weight.