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[ US /ˈhɑk/ ]
[ UK /hˈɒk/ ]
NOUN
  1. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
  2. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
VERB
  1. leave as a guarantee in return for money
    pawn your grandfather's gold watch
  2. disable by cutting the hock

How To Use hock In A Sentence

  • The front end of the Jaguar was on stands and two mechanics were fitting a new shock absorber. A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
  • The acrimony of the dispute has shocked a lot of people.
  • It also provides ample cushioning with shock-absorbing HydroFlow technology in the heel and forefoot, and has a water-repellant upper.
  • The microwave dinged and Leon seemed to get a little shocked from the noise.
  • But as I said before, it only takes a couple of seconds for a person to hock a loogie into those peanuts. SVP Stands Up For Vendors’ Bladders | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
  • Labour is naturally a bit shell-shocked finding itself out of office for the first time in 13 years. Times, Sunday Times
  • These are worn on the hocks and protect the horse from injuries.
  • Many had played around the world, including in North America's National Hockey League.
  • Then there are the Socceroos and Matildas in soccer, the Kookaburras and the Hockeyroos in field hockey.
  • Shock,(sentence dictionary) horror! Carl James was seen talking to a woman and it wasn't his wife.
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