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
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Most regular folks still go in hock trying to go to a Super Bowl.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Curtailing the items eligible could embolden Amazon ’s competitive online retail advantage — but also poses a risk to fellow portfolio stock Meta Platforms , which has benefited from the likes of Temu and Shein flooding social media with ads hocking their products.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The palate is meaty with bacon and ham hock flavors around a core of black fruit notes of blackberry and prune and a distinct saline edge.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Most regular folks still go in hock trying to go to a Super Bowl.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
If Emily can be in Paris and Rome, why can’t Robert be in Joshua Tree hocking ayahuasca?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Curtailing the items eligible could embolden Amazon ’s competitive online retail advantage — but also poses a risk to fellow portfolio stock Meta Platforms , which has benefited from the likes of Temu and Shein flooding social media with ads hocking their products.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hock
Noun
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Repeat offenders could face 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, or sometimes both.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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In the years since, John has been arrested several times and served jail time for violence against two different women, per The New York Times.—
Kelsey Lentz,
People.com,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The center of the Miami action is Alexia’s maybe divorce from Todd, a fake Rolex Rudy Giuliani tried to pawn to pay his legal bills.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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To many of the nation’s outdoorsmen and women, disposing of federal land is seen as something akin to pawning a family heirloom to pay a bank overdraft.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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On top of her one-year sentence on obscenity charges, Adams was sentenced to six months at a women’s penitentiary—a pair of punishments that allowed authorities to start considering whether to ship her back to Poland upon her release from prison.—
Kellie B. Gormly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Weger was taken to the Illinois state penitentiary in Joliet to begin his life sentence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Bowden-Renna said some of the historic deposits found within SDG&E’s 4,100-square-mile service territory, including San Diego County, southern Orange County and a portion of Imperial Valley, were deposited by the Luiseno and Kumeyaay tribes.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The bill would deposit $300 million in the state’s film incentive fund every two years for the next decade, adding up to $1.5 billion total.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2025
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He was sentenced to 20 months in prison, and ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution.—
Tricia Romano,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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Under the terms of the agreement, Judge Julie Lugo, who presides in the 372nd District Court, sentenced Wolfe to 40 years in prison.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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