hogging

noun, adj — 5 senses

hogging

noun
1

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.

2

Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it.

  • The child was hogging the arcade game.
3

Engineering, Machining, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Making a rough cut to quickly remove material

Derived terms
seat hogging

hogging

adj
1

Engineering, Natural sciences, Nautical, Physical sciences, Transport 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.
2

Engineering, Machining, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences relating to hogging

  • hogging pass, hogging cutter
Derived terms
hogging frame

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