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
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
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
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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He is being held on $2 million bail, online jail records show.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was eventually sentenced to six years in jail for defrauding investors.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Claims of copying creative works, inventions, or ownership, including unauthorized use, reproduction, or pawned or trademarked material.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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To help with their dissatisfaction from their day job as housekeepers at a hotel and to help pay the bills, the duo spend their weekends crashing wealthy weddings and stealing the gifts to pawn.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
Noun
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At Parchman, the state’s troubled penitentiary, corrections workers were urging their colleagues to sign up.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
26 Aug. 2025
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This ensures lithium is deposited smoothly across the anode, effectively suppressing dendrite growth even under rapid-charging conditions.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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The federal government will deposit $1,000 into each account, with parents and others allowed to contribute up to $5,000 a year until the child reaches 18 years old.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jones was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in 1996 and was in prison until 2021.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The law mandates that second-degree persistent felony offenders be sentenced to a prison term within the penalty range for the next highest degree of felony.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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