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go the whole hog

go the whole hog
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh stressed th ee hohl hawg, hog]
    • /goʊ stressed ði hoʊl hɔg, hɒg/
    • /ɡəʊ ðə həʊl hɒɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh stressed th ee hohl hawg, hog]
    • /goʊ stressed ði hoʊl hɔg, hɒg/

Definitions of go the whole hog words

  • verb without object go the whole hog Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a). 1
  • verb with object go the whole hog to appropriate selfishly; take more than one's share of. 1
  • verb with object go the whole hog to arch (the back) upward like that of a hog. 1
  • verb with object go the whole hog roach3 (def 3). 1
  • verb with object go the whole hog (in machine-shop practice) to cut deeply into (a metal bar or slab) to reduce it to a shape suitable for final machining. 1
  • verb with object go the whole hog to shred (a piece of wood). 1
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Origin of go the whole hog

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen

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Parts of speech for Go the whole hog

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Go the whole hog

go the whole hog popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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