hock
/hɑk/
verb
- To pawn something; to give something as security for a loan.
- She hocked her grandmother's ring when she needed cash quickly.
- He hocked his guitar to buy a bus ticket home.
- They hocked their furniture to start the business.
Antonyms
noun
- The joint of an animal's leg between the knee and the foot, especially in horses, pigs, or sheep.
- Butchers sell ham from the hock of the pig, often smoked or cured.
- The lamb's hock was swollen, so the farmer called the veterinarian.
- The horse injured its hock during the race and had to be treated by a vet.
- A cut of meat from the lower part of an animal's leg, especially pork or ham.
- She slow-cooked a pork hock with beans for a hearty winter meal.
- He bought a hock from the butcher to make traditional German stew.
- The recipe calls for a smoked ham hock to add flavor to the soup.
- The state of being pawned or in debt.
- The company is in hock to the bank for millions of dollars.
- He had to put his watch in hock to pay the rent.
- After the vacation, her credit card was in hock for months.