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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In an interview with NBC News, Noem pushed back on criticisms of the site’s conditions, insisting the facility exceeds federal standards and disputing characterizations of it as a jail.—
Yezen Saadah,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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As reported in 5280, Richard served 30 days in jail and 60 nights of work release.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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But right now, customers are pawning and not coming back to reclaim their rings or belt buckles.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2024
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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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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The government will deposit an initial $1,000 into the accounts and parents can contribute to $5,000 a year in post-tax dollars.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Other elements include depositing only 75% of participants’ pension contributions into DROP accounts and capping cost-of-living adjustments for money going into the account.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Based on true events, the Gorgona Island prison, 34 miles off the Pacific coast, was once one of the most brutal of tropical penitentiary for murderers, rapists and political prisoners, notorious for its use of torture.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The perspective of the newspapers is also critical because most information about incarceration comes from law enforcement personnel and prison data, which tend to frame prison populations as a singular unit and focus on data instead of people.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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