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Hogging

adj, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Drooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from sagging. not-comparable

    "For a cantilevered beam, the steel reinforcement should be placed at the top to carry the hogging moment along the upper face."

  2. 2
    relating to hogging not-comparable

    "hogging pass, hogging cutter"

Noun
  1. 1
    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. slang, uncountable
  2. 2
    Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it. uncountable

    "The child was hogging the arcade game."

  3. 3
    Making a rough cut to quickly remove material uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hog form-of, gerund, participle, present

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