hocked

verb

past tense of hock
as in pawned
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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  1. pawned
  2. deposited
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  • At one point, the family pawned the title to their car to help keep his dream alive.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • There were 46 items in the safe, some of which Kisakye allegedly pawned and sold to feed a substantial gambling habit.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Definition of pawned
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  • SANParks identifies basal rock formations beneath the mountain that are approximately 560 million to 540 million years old, while the Table Mountain Group sandstone was deposited roughly 500 million to 440 million years ago.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Isopropyl myristate, while volatile, is rather stable once deposited on a surface.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of deposited
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“Hocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocked. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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