The difference between Hog and Pig
When used as nouns, hog means any animal belonging to the suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar, whereas pig means any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging.
When used as verbs, hog means to greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others, whereas pig means to give birth.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hog and Pig
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Hog as a noun:
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
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Hog as a noun (specifically):
An adult swine .
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Hog as a noun:
A greedy person; one who refuses to share.
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Hog as a noun (slang):
A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.
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Hog as a noun (UK):
A young sheep that has not been shorn.
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Hog as a noun (nautical):
A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.
Examples:
"rfquotek Totten"
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Hog as a noun:
A device for mixing and stirring the pulp from which paper is made.
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Hog as a noun (UK, historical, archaic, _, slang, countable, and, uncountable):
A shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence.
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Hog as a noun (UK, historical, obsolete, _, slang, countable, _, &, _, uncountable):
A tanner, a sixpence coin; its value.
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Hog as a noun (UK, historical, obsolete, _, slang, countable, _, &, _, uncountable):
A half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.
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Hog as a verb (transitive):
To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
Examples:
"Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."
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Hog as a verb (transitive):
To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
Examples:
"rfquotek Smart"
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Hog as a verb (nautical):
To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
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Hog as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of ).
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Hog as a noun (informal):
A quahog
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Pig as a noun:
Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa.
Examples:
"The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from carrots to cabbage."
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Pig as a noun (specifically):
A young swine, a piglet .
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Pig as a noun (uncountable):
The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
Examples:
"Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig."
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Pig as a noun:
Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
Examples:
"You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!"
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Pig as a noun:
A lecherous or sexist man.
Examples:
"She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked."
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Pig as a noun:
A dirty or slovenly person.
Examples:
"He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops."
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Pig as a noun (now, chiefly, US, UK, Australia, derogatory, slang):
A police officer.
Examples:
"The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested."
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Pig as a noun (informal):
A difficult problem.
Examples:
"Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!"
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Pig as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):
A block of cast metal.
Examples:
"The conveyor carried the pigs from the smelter to the freight cars."
"After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig."
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Pig as a noun:
The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
Examples:
"The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side."
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Pig as a noun (engineering):
A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
Examples:
"Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem."
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Pig as a noun (derogatory):
A person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig (the animal).
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Pig as a noun (US, military, slang):
The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
Examples:
"Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel."
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Pig as a noun (uncountable):
A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
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Pig as a verb (of swine):
to give birth.
Examples:
"The black sow pigged at seven this morning."
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Pig as a verb (intransitive):
To greedily consume (especially food).
Examples:
"They were pigging on the free food at the bar."
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Pig as a verb (intransitive):
To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
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Pig as a verb (transitive, engineering):
To clean (a pipeline) using a pig .
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Pig as a noun (Scottish):
earthenware, or an earthenware shard
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Pig as a noun:
An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer