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
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
While the addition of ham hocks, salt pork or bacon to a pot of peas certainly won't place the meal in the heart-healthy category, the peas themselves provide good nutrition.
—Sheila Yount, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 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
Did the first clerk make a mistake in his dog Latin after too many butts of hock the night before?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
While the addition of ham hocks, salt pork or bacon to a pot of peas certainly won't place the meal in the heart-healthy category, the peas themselves provide good nutrition.
—Sheila Yount, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 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
Noun
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Anyone who violated the law could have been charged with a misdemeanor for disorderly conduct, which is punishable by up to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
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He is scheduled to appear in court on November 26, according to jail records.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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If a helmet is too outdated for your family to use, don't pawn it off on someone else.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Wuornos pawned Carskaddon's gun, per court records reviewed by PEOPLE.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Ana María Cañizares,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, his crooked sidekick, Robertson, BOP # 21731-509, is locked up in another good-time penitentiary in Beckley, WV.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To protect their designs, French couturiers including Madeleine Vionnet documented dresses from the front, side and back, and deposited the photos with a Paris court in the early decades of the 20th century.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The following year, Steeleaf deposited $15 million at Banco del Orinoco in Curaçao.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to records, Martínez faced robbery charges in the US, pleaded guilty, and was released on bail before being arrested and sent to a Salvadoran prison.—
Rocio Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Filming without consent in certain circumstances is a Class 5 felony, punishable by up to two and a half years in prison.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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