as in pawning
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 hocking
The page gave a deep snort, hocking a chartreuse wad against the root of the nightingale’s birch.
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Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Shein is far from the first online retailer to run into trouble with third-party vendors hocking controversial wares or flouting policy standards.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Shein is far from the first online retailer to run into trouble with third-party vendors hocking controversial wares or flouting policy standards.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hocking
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Following the break-in, police said Kisakye traveled to Miami and began pawning expensive jewelry.
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After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat.
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On the Fourth of July, the federal government will start depositing $1,000 in the stock market for every eligible American newborn.
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Investigators said surveillance video shows her then depositing that money into her own account at the bank.
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“Hocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocking. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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