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- [hok]
- /hɒk/
- /hɒk/
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- [hok]
- /hɒk/
Definitions of hock word
- noun hock the state of being deposited or held as security; pawn: She was forced to put her good jewelry in hock. 1
- noun hock the condition of owing; debt: After the loan was paid, he was finally out of hock. 1
- verb with object hock pawn1 . 1
- noun hock The joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock, the angle of which points backward. 1
- transitive verb hock pawn 1
- noun hock German white wine 1
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Origin of hock
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; variant of dial. hough, Middle English ho(u)gh, apparently back formation from late Middle English hokschyn, etc., Old English hōhsinu hock (literally, heel) sinew; see heel1
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Parts of speech for Hock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hock popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hock
verb hock
- pledge — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- pawn — to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch.
- deposit — A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
- exchange — Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
noun hock
- femur — Anatomy. a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
- loins — Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- gammon — deceitful nonsense; bosh.
- loin — Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- thigh — the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
Antonyms for hock
verb hock
- redeem — to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
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