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
Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
The recalled products include pork hock, chicken feet, pork feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork tongue.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
While Fallon appeared to be hocking the brunt of his coffee carnage away from Cher, the Grammy-winner had no qualms about spraying the host directly in the face with a large mouthful of coffee.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The collard greens with ham hocks and macaroni and cheese are a close second.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
The recalled products include pork hock, chicken feet, pork feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork tongue.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
Curtailing the items eligible could embolden Amazon ’s competitive online retail advantage — but also poses a risk to fellow portfolio stock Meta Platforms , which has benefited from the likes of Temu and Shein flooding social media with ads hocking their products.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
While Fallon appeared to be hocking the brunt of his coffee carnage away from Cher, the Grammy-winner had no qualms about spraying the host directly in the face with a large mouthful of coffee.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hock
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Wedding served a four-year jail sentence after agreeing to forfeit more than $121,000 seized during an airport sting and agreeing to drop an appeal of his conviction.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both suspects were arrested and booked into main jail.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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In fact, the stunt was part of a global campaign in which the app pawned different countries against one another to see which could earn the most XP (experience points) to save Duo.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Almeida, Denn and Eric Tyrrell, then a coworker of Almeida’s who had tried to pawn the coins, were ultimately arrested and indicted in Norfolk County Superior Court.—
Alex Andrejev,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The $5 million, in contrast, would be deposited in government coffers immediately.—
Tyler Cowen,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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People deposit after-tax money into Roth IRAs, but withdrawals are tax free and not subject to RMDs.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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He would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.—
James Stolz,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The murder and criminal enterprise charges against Wedding carry a mandatory minimum penalty of life in a federal prison.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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