as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life
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as in to pawn
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 hock
Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025
Court records show the Flying Lady remained in government hock until it was sold in 2020 by Spring Brook Marina in Seneca, along the Illinois River about 80 miles southwest of Chicago.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
If Emily can be in Paris and Rome, why can’t Robert be in Joshua Tree hocking ayahuasca?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Other desirable ingredients might include some form of pork (bacon, salt pork, or ham hock), tomatoes, onions, garlic, vinegar, and/or a hint of spice.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025
Court records show the Flying Lady remained in government hock until it was sold in 2020 by Spring Brook Marina in Seneca, along the Illinois River about 80 miles southwest of Chicago.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Despite the league’s highest payroll and having already hocked any draft pick that wasn’t nailed down (some of them more than once), the Suns fell 15-18 on the season.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
If Emily can be in Paris and Rome, why can’t Robert be in Joshua Tree hocking ayahuasca?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hock
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North Little Rock police officer Tommy Norman, whose social media presence attracted millions of followers before his Saturday arrest on a domestic battery count, was released from jail Monday morning after posting a $350 bond, court records showed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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Tahoe is obviously getting more aggressive with icon-shape enforcement, up to and including automatically manipulating them and sentencing them to icon jail.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He had been spotted in the Bronx early Tuesday trying to pawn a pair of cellphones.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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McGriff, who was spotted in the Bronx earlier Tuesday trying to pawn a pair of cell phones, is now being sought by the NYPD and the regional Fugitive Task Force, Tisch said.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Arcángela and Serafina remain in the women’s penitentiary, continuing to operate illicit businesses and accumulating wealth, but without hope of freedom.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Prisoners look out of their cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) on April 4 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Think of it as one fund, and whatever money everyone deposits into this goes into the investment of the casino.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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The commission found the drop box acceptable as officials properly secured the box to the ground throughout its use and there were no allegations that ballots deposited in the drop box were not properly accounted for and processed on Election Day.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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My dad would always play documentaries about prison life and stuff that would come on Discovery ID or, every now and then, even national news segments.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Through the deal, prosecutors dropped the two murder charges — and shipped Henry, 26, off to prison for 10 years — in exchange for his plea.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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