as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life
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as in to pawn
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts
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Recent Examples of hock
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Most regular folks still go in hock trying to go to a Super Bowl.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Curtailing the items eligible could embolden Amazon ’s competitive online retail advantage — but also poses a risk to fellow portfolio stock Meta Platforms , which has benefited from the likes of Temu and Shein flooding social media with ads hocking their products.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The palate is meaty with bacon and ham hock flavors around a core of black fruit notes of blackberry and prune and a distinct saline edge.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Most regular folks still go in hock trying to go to a Super Bowl.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
If Emily can be in Paris and Rome, why can’t Robert be in Joshua Tree hocking ayahuasca?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Curtailing the items eligible could embolden Amazon ’s competitive online retail advantage — but also poses a risk to fellow portfolio stock Meta Platforms , which has benefited from the likes of Temu and Shein flooding social media with ads hocking their products.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hock
Noun
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Ghaly pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and was sentenced in November to 230 days in jail, plus probation.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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The American-Statesman and KVUE-TV recently discovered dozens of instances in which felony defendants stayed in jail well beyond 90 days without an indictment.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Verb
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To help with their dissatisfaction from their day job as housekeepers at a hotel and to help pay the bills, the duo spend their weekends crashing wealthy weddings and stealing the gifts to pawn.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
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But right now, customers are pawning and not coming back to reclaim their rings or belt buckles.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2024
Noun
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But local officials and historians have questioned the practical and symbolic implications of converting the island back into a penitentiary.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
Verb
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In early July, researchers deposited 200,000 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) larvae into the hull of a shipwreck off the coast of Belgium, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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The objects get caught in powerful tornadic updrafts which carry them thousands of feet into the air, then deposit them when the twister weakens.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Widmer was convicted of murder at his third trial in 2011, and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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Brendan Doyle, who was also convicted of identity theft and robbery, was sentenced last year to 28 years and eight months to life in prison.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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