hogged
Took it all
Hogged is the past tense of hog, meaning to take or use more than one's fair share of something, often selfishly or greedily.
He hogged the blankets all night.
She hogged the conversation and barely let anyone else speak.
The term derives from the greedy feeding habits of pigs.
In nautical contexts, hogged describes a ship whose hull has sagged at the ends and risen in the middle, creating a convex curve along the keel.
Claimed exclusive control over
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
- controlledKept within limits
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
occupied · held · claimed · cornered · hoarded · exclusive · possessed · reserved
Concerned only with oneself
- greedyExcessively wanting more
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
insatiable · voracious · rapacious · grasping · possessive · gluttonous · piggish · grabby
monopolized
Claimed exclusive control over
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
- controlledKept within limits
- commandeeredSeized for official use
seized · occupied · held · claimed · cornered · hoarded · exclusive · possessed · reserved · retained
selfish
Concerned only with oneself
- greedyExcessively wanting more
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
acquisitive · insatiable · voracious · rapacious · grasping · possessive · gluttonous · piggish · grabby · self-centered
pig
Domesticated swine for meat
sty · snout · grunting · rooting · wallowing · piggery · pigpen · swill · livestock · barnyard
hoggedshared
Held in common
distributed · gave away · divided up · relinquished · apportioned
hoggedsagged
Sank under pressure
concave · drooped · dipped · swaybacked
- hogging the spotlight
- seat hoggingClaiming unneeded seats
- spotlight hoggingMonopolizing public attention
- bathroom hoggingOccupying the washroom excessively