hog up
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To grab or use too much of something so other people don't get any.
Literal meaning: Like a hog (pig) eating everything up — the image of a greedy pig consuming everything is the source.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To greedily take or use all of something, preventing others from having their fair share.
"That video call is hogging up all our internet bandwidth — can you pause it?"
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Informal and somewhat slangy. The base verb 'hog' (to greedily take more than one's share) is common; 'up' intensifies the sense of complete consumption. Used for space, bandwidth, resources, attention, time, and food.
Commonly used with
bandwidth space resources bathroom food attention time
Forms
Base
hog up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hogs up
he/she/it
Past simple
hoged up
yesterday
Past participle
hoged up
have + pp
-ing form
hoging up
continuous
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