HOCK
/hÉ’k/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 13
Definition
- verb leave as a guarantee in return for money.
— synonyms: pawn, soak
- verb disable by cutting the hock.
- noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage).
— synonyms: Rhine_wine, Rhenish
- noun tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals.
— synonyms: hock-joint
Examples
- “He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.”
- “They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.”
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