as in pawning
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 hocking
The page gave a deep snort, hocking a chartreuse wad against the root of the nightingale’s birch.
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Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
Shein is far from the first online retailer to run into trouble with third-party vendors hocking controversial wares or flouting policy standards.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
Shein is far from the first online retailer to run into trouble with third-party vendors hocking controversial wares or flouting policy standards.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hocking
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Police were able to collect the rings and obtain security footage of Garcia pawning them.—
Gabriella Ybarra,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Simply depositing money into the account without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Savers should carefully compare their CD and money market account options before depositing $60,000 into either.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Hocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocking. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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