HOCKING Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

hocking

verb

Definition of hocking

present participle of hock

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. — 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

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Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, drained the actress emotionally and financially, even pawning some of her possessions and keeping others in a storage unit, her estranged mom Lesley Vogel claims.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
When interviewed by police in May, Weckesser allegedly admitted to stealing the ring from the home and re-shaping it before pawning it off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of pawning

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After her death, Ettie executed Florine’s estate, depositing her paintings in major collections and organizing exhibitions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
To pay for this labor, inmates claim that individuals outside of prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the rapper.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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