"in hock" meaning in All languages combined

See in hock on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Etymology: From Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|hok|t=hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse}} Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in hock}} in hock, {{en-PP|head=in hock}} in hock
  1. Having been pawned.
    Sense id: en-in_hock-en-prep_phrase-yjehRu3H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (figurative, by extension) Indebted. [with to ‘someone’] Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-in_hock-en-prep_phrase-99fUzdvz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hock Related terms: collateral, hypothecation, secured debt
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