pock

1 of 2

noun

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

pock

2 of 2

verb

pocked; pocking; pocks

transitive verb

: to mark with or as if with pocks : pit

Examples of pock in a Sentence

Noun noticed strange pocks on his torso Verb one of the many craters that pock the moon's surface
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
They were riddled with lesions, pock marks and holes. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024 Barks, not the pock of tennis balls, were heard across the sunny, 40-acre (16-hectare) grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 6 May 2023
Verb
But this was midsummer, and the earth was golden, crunchy, and pocked with ground-squirrel holes. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 Other times, though, silver can be proof of internal precious metal, a just reward for an unflinching athlete not expected to ascend the podium because their journey was pocked by ceaseless obstacles. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pock 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pock was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Pock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pock. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

pock

noun
ˈpäk
: a small swelling on the skin like a pimple (as in chicken pox or smallpox)
also : the scar it leaves

Medical Definition

pock

noun
: a pustule in an eruptive disease (as smallpox)

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