hogging
English
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Verb
hogging
- present participle of hog
Noun
hogging (uncountable)
- (slang) 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.
- Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it.
- The child was hogging the arcade game.
Derived terms
- seat hogging
Adjective
hogging (not comparable)
- (nautical, engineering) Drooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from sagging.
- For a cantilevered beam, the steel reinforcement should be placed at the top to carry the hogging moment along the upper face.
Derived terms
- hogging frame