Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index H hogback: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hog•back Pronunciation: (hôg'bak", hog'-), [key] — n. Geol. a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hogback (Thesaurus) HO gauge hog-backed ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ultimathule Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language