Definitions by Arminkshipper

hog 

1. a greedy person.
2. a large motorcycle, in particular a Harley Davidson.
3. a young sheep before the first shearing.
4. keep or use all of (something) for oneself in an unfair or selfish way.

1. "Don't be such a hog; leave some cake for the others."
2. She revved the engine of her hog, the deep rumble echoing down the street.
3. The farmer carefully separated the hog from the older ewes.
4. "he never hogged the limelight"

hog by Arminkshipper April 15, 2025

rubbed out 

1. erase pencil marks with an eraser.
2. (of a gangster or assassin) kill someone.

1. "he rubbed out a couple of lines and carried on drawing"
2. "you can bet he's been rubbed out for business reasons"

rubbed out by Arminkshipper April 15, 2025

rub along 

cope or manage without undue difficulty.

"they rub along because their overheads are so low"

rub along by Arminkshipper April 15, 2025

rub it in 

emphatically draw someone's attention to an embarrassing or painful fact or mistake.

"they don't just beat you, they rub it in"

rub it in by Arminkshipper April 15, 2025

the rub of the green

an accidental or unpredictable influence on the course or position of the ball.

"Despite his excellent shot, the ball hit a hidden divot, and he suffered from the rub of the green."

the rub of the green by Arminkshipper April 15, 2025

not got two pennies to rub together 

have none or hardly any of the specified item, especially money.

"some schools have not got two pennies to rub together"

not got two pennies to rub together by Arminkshipper April 15, 2025

branch 

A control structure in which one of several alternative sets of program statements is selected for execution.

The program's logic flowed through a complex branch, depending on the user's input.

branch by Arminkshipper April 14, 2025