"hock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɒk/ [UK], /hɑk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hock.wav Forms: hocks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Clipping of hockamore, from German. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|hockamore}} Clipping of hockamore, {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hock (countable and uncountable, plural hocks)
  1. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meats, Wines Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: Hochheimer Related terms: claret, sack, tent
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun--ZRPYWN9 Disambiguation of Meats: 19 1 8 3 4 3 3 1 8 17 21 2 9 2 Disambiguation of Wines: 46 1 2 3 4 2 2 1 6 13 10 1 7 4 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 21 3 4 3 4 2 2 1 8 18 17 1 7 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: hocks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hough, hoche, hokke, from Old English hōh, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (compare West Frisian hakke, Dutch hak, German Low German Hacke, Hack (“heel”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk- (compare Lithuanian kìnka (“leg, thigh, knee-cap”), kenklė̃ (“knee-cap”), Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “skeleton”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hough|id=hough}} Middle English hough, {{der|en|ang|hōh}} Old English hōh, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hanhaz}} Proto-Germanic *hanhaz, {{cog|fy|hakke}} West Frisian hakke, {{cog|nl|hak}} Dutch hak, {{cog|nds-de|Hacke}} German Low German Hacke, {{der|en|ine-pro|*kenk-}} Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, {{cog|lt|kìnka|t=leg, thigh, knee-cap}} Lithuanian kìnka (“leg, thigh, knee-cap”), {{cog|sa|कङ्काल|t=skeleton}} Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “skeleton”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hock (countable and uncountable, plural hocks)
  1. (countable) The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog. Tags: countable Translations (tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped): hlezno [neuter] (Czech), schenkel [masculine] (Dutch), kinner (Finnish), jarret [masculine] (French), bésta [feminine] (Galician), bestra [feminine] (Galician), corvellón [masculine] (Galician), sofraxe [feminine] (Galician), Haxe [feminine] (German), Hachse [feminine] (German), garretto [masculine] (Italian), suffrago [feminine] (Latin), hough (Middle English), staw skokowy [masculine] (Polish), gâmbia [feminine] (Portuguese), скакательный суста́в (skakatelʹnyj sustáv) [masculine] (Russian), corvejón [masculine] (Spanish), hasled [common-gender] (Swedish), hanep (Turkish), djeret [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-M~swz3UA Disambiguation of 'tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped': 97 1 3
  2. Meat from that part of a food animal. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (meat from that part of a food animal): kolínko [neuter] (Czech), kinner (Finnish), xarrete [masculine] (Galician), garretto [masculine] (Italian), suffrago [feminine] (Latin), hough (Middle English), golonka [feminine] (Polish), о́корок (ókorok) [masculine] (Russian), рулька (rulʹka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), djeret [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-CI5B8lHT Disambiguation of 'meat from that part of a food animal': 0 98 2
  3. (countable) The hollow behind the knee. Tags: countable Translations (hollow of the knee): ca noóng kha (Tày), cảo (Tày), coóng cảo (Tày), жижка (žyžka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), khoeo chân (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-JB3TmE3d Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 5 11 18 18 15 4 21 4 Disambiguation of 'hollow of the knee': 4 2 94
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Derived forms: ham hock, hock lock, rattle one's hocks, vulture hock
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From the phrase in hock, circa 1855-60, from Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”). Compare also Middle English hukken (“to sell; peddle; sell at auction”), see huck. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|pawn}}, {{der|en|nl|hok|t=hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse}} Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”), {{cog|enm|hukken|t=to sell; peddle; sell at auction}} Middle English hukken (“to sell; peddle; sell at auction”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hock (uncountable), {{tlb|en|informal}} (informal)
  1. Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-vgOAekPt Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 5 11 18 18 15 4 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 4 10 25 13 10 4 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 41 10 35 7 7
  2. Debt. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-AmcMZUcy Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 5 11 18 18 15 4 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 4 10 25 13 10 4 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 41 10 35 7 7
  3. Installment purchase. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-GD3O~lGt Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 5 11 18 18 15 4 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 41 10 35 7 7
  4. Prison. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-45lJWBot
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Hock Monday, Hock Tuesday
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: hocks [plural]
Etymology: Probably imitative (a variant form of hawk (“cough”)), like hack (“cough”), although see that entry for more. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hock (plural hocks)
  1. Alternative form of hawk (“cough”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, informal Alternative form of: hawk (extra: cough) Synonyms: hocking
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-a2pnXd-r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

Forms: hocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hock (plural hocks)
  1. (card games) The last card turned up in the game of faro. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Card games, Meats Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Derived forms: soda to hock
    Sense id: en-hock-en-noun-PmBv0AMm Disambiguation of Meats: 19 1 8 3 4 3 3 1 8 17 21 2 9 2 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 21 3 4 3 4 2 2 1 8 18 17 1 7 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 1 2 3 4 3 3 0 13 26 10 1 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 1 2 3 4 5 5 1 15 29 6 2 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 14 31 10 2 14 1 Topics: card-games, games
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Etymology number: 6

Verb

Forms: hocks [present, singular, third-person], hocking [participle, present], hocked [participle, past], hocked [past]
Etymology: From Middle English hough, hoche, hokke, from Old English hōh, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (compare West Frisian hakke, Dutch hak, German Low German Hacke, Hack (“heel”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk- (compare Lithuanian kìnka (“leg, thigh, knee-cap”), kenklė̃ (“knee-cap”), Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “skeleton”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hough|id=hough}} Middle English hough, {{der|en|ang|hōh}} Old English hōh, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hanhaz}} Proto-Germanic *hanhaz, {{cog|fy|hakke}} West Frisian hakke, {{cog|nl|hak}} Dutch hak, {{cog|nds-de|Hacke}} German Low German Hacke, {{der|en|ine-pro|*kenk-}} Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, {{cog|lt|kìnka|t=leg, thigh, knee-cap}} Lithuanian kìnka (“leg, thigh, knee-cap”), {{cog|sa|कङ्काल|t=skeleton}} Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “skeleton”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hock (third-person singular simple present hocks, present participle hocking, simple past and past participle hocked)
  1. (transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Meats Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: hamstring, hough, hox Hypernyms: disable
    Sense id: en-hock-en-verb-94AF3Al9 Disambiguation of Meats: 19 1 8 3 4 3 3 1 8 17 21 2 9 2 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 21 3 4 3 4 2 2 1 8 18 17 1 7 9 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Tày translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 5 10 16 18 14 4 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 12 18 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 5 11 18 18 15 4 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 4 10 25 13 10 4 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 18 27 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 14 10 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 5 11 17 15 12 5 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 10 21 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 10 21 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 6 20 31 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 7 24 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 10 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 5 10 18 16 13 4 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 4 10 19 16 19 3 25 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 8 20 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 8 20 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Tày translations: 8 10 21 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 10 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 14 10 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 14 10 21 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: hocks [present, singular, third-person], hocking [participle, present], hocked [participle, past], hocked [past]
Etymology: From the phrase in hock, circa 1855-60, from Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”). Compare also Middle English hukken (“to sell; peddle; sell at auction”), see huck. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|pawn}}, {{der|en|nl|hok|t=hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse}} Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”), {{cog|enm|hukken|t=to sell; peddle; sell at auction}} Middle English hukken (“to sell; peddle; sell at auction”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hock (third-person singular simple present hocks, present participle hocking, simple past and past participle hocked)
  1. (transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan. Tags: colloquial, transitive Translations (leave with a pawnbroker as security): залагам (zalagam) (Bulgarian), verpanden (Dutch), kinner (Finnish), verpfänden (German), versetzen (German), закла́дывать (zakládyvatʹ) (Russian), empeñarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hock-en-verb-en:pawned
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: hocks [present, singular, third-person], hocking [participle, present], hocked [participle, past], hocked [past]
Etymology: From Yiddish האַק (hak), imperative singular form of האַקן (hakn, “to knock”), from the idiomatic expression האַק מיר נישט קיין טשײַניק (hak mir nisht keyn tshaynik, “don't knock a teakettle at me”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|האַק}} Yiddish האַק (hak) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hock (third-person singular simple present hocks, present participle hocking, simple past and past participle hocked)
  1. (US) To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly. Tags: US, informal Synonyms: hak
    Sense id: en-hock-en-verb-xe2ED~Fn Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

Forms: hocks [present, singular, third-person], hocking [participle, present], hocked [participle, past], hocked [past]
Etymology: Probably imitative (a variant form of hawk (“cough”)), like hack (“cough”), although see that entry for more. Head templates: {{en-verb}} hock (third-person singular simple present hocks, present participle hocking, simple past and past participle hocked)
  1. Alternative form of hawk (“cough, clear one's throat of phlegm”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, informal Alternative form of: hawk (extra: cough, clear one's throat of phlegm) Derived forms: hocker
    Sense id: en-hock-en-verb-bGeQkFzQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 158:",
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "garretto"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "gâmbia"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "skakatelʹnyj sustáv",
          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "скакательный суста́в"
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
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          "word": "corvejón"
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
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          "sense": "tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped",
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          "sense": "meat from that part of a food animal",
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          "sense": "meat from that part of a food animal",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        },
        {
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        {
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