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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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
Following the break-in, police said Kisakye traveled to Miami and began pawning expensive jewelry.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026

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The rubber nozzle protector forms a seal with the robot, and the nozzle uses high-pressure water to flush out the robot’s filter basket, depositing any debris in the station’s filter tray.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The new state budget sends $280 million extra in grants to cities and towns this fiscal year while depositing more than $410 million into a new trust to expand affordable childcare.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

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