hock meaning

UK US /hɑk/ 1 syllable

hock (verb): leave as a guarantee in return for money.

hock has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

hock as a verb

  1. leave as a guarantee in return for money
    • pawn your grandfather's gold watch

    Synonyms: pawn, soak

    Type of: consign

  2. disable by cutting the hock

    Type of: disable

hock as a noun

  1. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

    Synonyms: Rhine wine, Rhenish

    Type of: white wine

    Kinds: Riesling, liebfraumilch

  2. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

    Synonyms: hock-joint

    Type of: joint

How to pronounce hock

hock is pronounced /hɑk/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with hock

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in CK · 4-letter words

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