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noun \ˈpäk\

Definition of pock

: a pustule in an eruptive disease (such as smallpox); also : a spot suggesting such a pustule

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Examples of pock in a Sentence

noticed strange pocks on his torso

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Big Bop Pop’s got his five-buck shop Chock-a-block stocked with stuff that’s hocked, Watches stopped at the two o’clock, Hockey puck hermit crabs, legs pock-marked.

— adrienne raphel, New Republic, "Boardwalk Block," 2 June 2017
Big Bop Pop’s got his five-buck shop Chock-a-block stocked with stuff that’s hocked, Watches stopped at the two o’clock, Hockey puck hermit crabs, legs pock-marked.

— adrienne raphel, New Republic, "Boardwalk Block," 2 June 2017
Subsequent kings and then the British dug more, so that a census in 1986 counted 389 lakes, spread like pock marks across the face of Bangalore.

— samanth subramanian, WIRED, "India’s Silicon Valley Is Dying of Thirst. Your City May Be Next," 2 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of pock

Middle English pokke, from Old English pocc; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch pocke pock

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First Known Use: before 12th century

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pock

verb

Definition of pock

transitive verb
: to mark with or as if with pocks : pit

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Examples of pock in a Sentence

one of the many craters that pock the moon's surface

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Up Route 120 in north-central Pennsylvania, in an old logging town amid a seemingly endless swath of state forests pocked with hunting camps and one-lane bridges, sits one of the most isolated hospitals in the state.

— aubrey whelan, Philly.com, "At rural Pa. hospitals, a tense wait as Congress weighs funding changes," 16 July 2017
Bird nest detritus has blown down, all around the cliffs, pocked by fox prints…

— erin mckittrick, Alaska Dispatch News, "How to document your Alaska adventure," 11 July 2017
But these crunchy-good, breaded orbs are obviously of the pork variety (not made with chicken, like at Basque eateries in the Valley), with a molten béchamel filling pocked with noticeable chunks of smoky ham.

— james patrick kelly, idahostatesman, "The Ranch Club’s menu pays homage to Idaho," 6 July 2017
The Sync 3 infotainment system is great in its simplicity, its touchscreen response, and its intuitive nature, but the space below it—pocked with additional, hard climate and radio controls—

— tony markovich, Car and Driver, "2017 Ford Edge 3.5L V-6 AWD," 6 July 2017
Many bridges and overpasses are obsolete; roads are pocked with potholes; sewer systems are time bombs.

— Washington Post, "A risky fix to repair a city’s gutted streetlight grid," 25 June 2017
The pavement is pocked with softball-sized divots that could trip up a walker or a stroller wheel.

— sammy caiola, sacbee.com, "Why low-income Roseville residents have more health issues than their affluent neighbors," 12 June 2017
A gold Chevrolet Cavalier parked in front of the house was pocked with bullet holes.

— julie shaw, Philly.com, "Toddler recovering as police search for Kensington shooters," 20 May 2017
Those include fixing crumbling bridges, pocked pavement, city buildings and other neglected needs that city officials see as just as important to address in this fall’s ballot measures.

— jon murray, The Denver Post, "Backlog of repairs may weigh down Denver’s fall bond measures, pushing out new projects," 15 May 2017