Hock - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hɑːk|  American pronunciation of the word hock
Brit.  |hɒk|  British pronunciation of the word hock

noun

- any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) (syn: rhenish)
- tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

verb

- leave as a guarantee in return for money (syn: pawn, soak)
- disable by cutting the hock

Extra examples

...the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts...

I put my watch in hock.

I got my watch out of hock.

I hope to sell my movie and get out of hock.

The fashion chain is still in hock to the banks.

He's a musician, but his guitar is in hock.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: hock
he/she/it: hocks
present participle: hocking
past tense: hocked
past participle: hocked
noun
singular: hock
plural: hocks
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