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hock

UK
/hɒk/
US
/hɑk/

Translations

hocknoun
hocks
pl
UK
/hɒk/
US
/hɑk/
He put his watch in hock to pay the rent.
Он заложил свои часы, чтобы заплатить за аренду.
The horse injured its hock during the race.
Лошадь повредила свою голень во время гонки.
Additional translations
задняя нога
Synonyms
joint
tarsus
leg
ankle
hockverb
hocked
Past Simple
hocked
Past Participle
hocking
Gerund
UK
/hɒk/
US
/hɑːk/
He had to hock his guitar to pay the rent.
Ему пришлось заложить свою гитару, чтобы заплатить за аренду.
Additional translations
мешать головой
Synonyms
hook
hang
suspend
hockadjective
more hock
Comp.
most hock
Super.
Used attributively, chiefly before nouns relating to hock wine (e.g. "hock glass").

Definitions

hocknoun
The joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock, the angle of which points backward.
The horse injured its hock during the race.
A cut of meat from the leg of a pig, especially the part just above the foot.
The recipe called for a smoked ham hock to add flavor to the soup.
A type of German white wine, originally from the Rhine region.
They enjoyed a glass of hock with their dinner.
(US, slang) Prison or jail.
They threatened to throw him in hock if he kept causing trouble.
hockverb
To pawn or pledge something as security for a loan.
He had to hock his guitar to pay the rent this month.
hockadjective
Relating to hock wine; made from or intended for hock.
The soup was served in tall hock glasses.
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