go whole hog

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh hohl hawg, hog]
- /goʊ hoʊl hɔg, hɒg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh hohl hawg, hog]
- /goʊ hoʊl hɔg, hɒg/

Definitions of go whole hog words

verb without object go 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 whole hog to appropriate selfishly; take more than one's share of. 1
verb with object go whole hog to arch (the back) upward like that of a hog. 1
verb with object go whole hog roach3 (def 3). 1
verb with object go 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 whole hog to shred (a piece of wood). 1

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Origin of go 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 whole hog

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adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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go 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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Synonyms for go whole hog

verb go whole hog

do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
finalize — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.

All 78 Synonyms of go whole hog

Antonyms for go whole hog

verb go whole hog

create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.

All 26 Antonyms of go whole hog

go whole hog

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Definitions of go whole hog words

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Parts of speech for Go whole hog

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Synonyms for go whole hog

verb go whole hog

Antonyms for go whole hog

verb go whole hog

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