HOG Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word hog. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HOG
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| pig | nounn | |||||||
noun • domestic swine • a coarse obnoxious person • a person regarded as greedy and pig-like • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman • mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast • a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace verb • live like a pig, in squalor • eat greedily • give birth to (piglets) | ||||||||
| grunter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who grunts • domestic swine | ||||||||
| hogget | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared | ||||||||
| boar | nounn | |||||||
noun • Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States • an uncastrated male hog | ||||||||
| piglet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young pig | ||||||||
| porker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pig fattened to provide meat | ||||||||
| razorback | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States • any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin adjective satellite • having a sharp narrow back | ||||||||
| shoat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young pig | ||||||||
| sow | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • an adult female hog verb • place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth • introduce into an environment • place seeds in or on (the ground) | ||||||||
| swine | nounn | |||||||
noun • stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals | ||||||||
| bogart | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States film actor (1899-1957) | ||||||||
| hogg | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared • Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835) | ||||||||
| squealer | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • domestic swine | ||||||||
| sus scrofa | nounn | |||||||
noun • Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States • domestic swine | ||||||||
