Definition
taking or using something in a greedy way without sharing it with others; also a nautical term for the sagging of a ship's hull.
Etymology
From 'hog,' Old English 'hoga' (a pig). The meaning 'to take greedily' comes from the pig's eating behavior (around 1800s). The nautical term is related but may have separate origins from 'hog' as a verb meaning 'to arch.'
Kelly Says
The nautical 'hogging' is actually the opposite of 'sagging'—if the ship's ends droop down while the middle stays up, that's hogging; if the middle sags, that's sagging—and old wooden ships had to be built with both problems in mind.
Translations
ARالعربية
استئذان
is-ta-idh-aan
ELΕλληνικά
κατασπαράζω
ka-ta-spa-ra-zo
ESEspañol
aprovecharse
a-pro-ve-cha-r-se
FISuomi
hokkuminen
hok-ku-mi-nen
FRFrançais
accaparer
a-ka-pa-re
HIहिन्दी
खुद के लिए रखना
khud ke liye rakhna
HUMagyar
hozzátok
ho-zza-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
menguasai
men-guas-ai
ITItaliano
appropriarsi
a-pro-pri-a-ri-si
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
preu-bra-s
MSBahasa Melayu
menguasai
men-guas-ai
NLNederlands
hokken
hok-ken
PLPolski
holowanie
ho-lo-va-nie
RORomână
a ocupa
a ok-u-pa
RUРусский
захватывать
za-khav-ty-vat'
SWKiswahili
kushinda
koo-shin-da
THไทย
ครอบครอง
khop khong
TLTL
pagmamay-ari
pa-g-ma-ma-ya-ri
TRTürkçe
hoşnutsuzluğa uğratmak
ho-sh-nut-suz-lu-ga u-grat-mak
UKУкраїнська
захоплювати
za-khop-lyu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
cướp đoạt
chup doat
ZUZU
ukuthwala
koo-thu-wa-la