"whole hog" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: See go the whole hog. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} whole hog (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Total; entire; without restraint. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-whole_hog-en-adj-84-B0uRv

Adverb

Etymology: See go the whole hog. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} whole hog (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Totally; entirely. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-whole_hog-en-adv-2Fx3vY8r

Noun

Etymology: See go the whole hog. Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} whole hog
  1. (colloquial) The entire amount; the full extent. Tags: colloquial Derived forms: go the whole hog, whole-hogger, whole-hoggism
    Sense id: en-whole_hog-en-noun-HKpl~B4r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 0 84 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 11 0 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 0 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 97 Synonyms: all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang [US, colloquial, informal], everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, full monty [Britain], hook, line and sinker, kit and caboodle, lock, stock and barrel, the whole bang shoot, the whole nine yards, the works, whole ball of wax, whole hog, whole enchilada, whole kit and caboodle, whole package, whole shebang, whole shitting match, whole shooting match, whole smash
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        "(colloquial) Total; entire; without restraint."
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  "word": "whole hog"
}

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  "etymology_text": "See go the whole hog.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Totally; entirely."
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      "id": "en-whole_hog-en-adv-2Fx3vY8r",
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        "(colloquial) Totally; entirely."
      ],
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  "word": "whole hog"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "See go the whole hog.",
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          "_dis": "11 0 89",
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        "The entire amount; the full extent."
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          "full",
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          "extent",
          "extent"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) The entire amount; the full extent."
      ],
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "all the marbles"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "bag and baggage"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "everytang"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "everything but the galley stove"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "everything but the kitchen sink"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "everything under the sun"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "full monty"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "hook"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "line and sinker"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "kit and caboodle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "lock"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "stock and barrel"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "the whole bang shoot"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "the whole nine yards"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "the works"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole ball of wax"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole hog"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole enchilada"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole kit and caboodle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole package"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole shebang"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole shitting match"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole shooting match"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole smash"
        }
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  "word": "whole hog"
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  "etymology_text": "See go the whole hog.",
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        "Total; entire; without restraint."
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        "(colloquial) Total; entire; without restraint."
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  "word": "whole hog"
}

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        "Totally; entirely."
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        "(colloquial) Totally; entirely."
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  "word": "whole hog"
}

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      "word": "go the whole hog"
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    {
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  "etymology_text": "See go the whole hog.",
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      "glosses": [
        "The entire amount; the full extent."
      ],
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          "full",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) The entire amount; the full extent."
      ],
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "all the marbles"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "bag and baggage"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "tags": [
            "US",
            "colloquial",
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "everytang"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "everything but the galley stove"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "everything but the kitchen sink"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "everything under the sun"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "tags": [
            "Britain"
          ],
          "word": "full monty"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "hook"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "line and sinker"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "kit and caboodle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "lock"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "stock and barrel"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "the whole bang shoot"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "the whole nine yards"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "the works"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole ball of wax"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole hog"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole enchilada"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole kit and caboodle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole package"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole shebang"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole shitting match"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole shooting match"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:everything",
          "word": "whole smash"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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  "word": "whole hog"
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