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
Macie Stump, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
The collard greens with ham hocks and macaroni and cheese are a close second.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 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
Get The Recipe 20 of 24 Slow-Cooker Collard Greens With Ham Hocks
These slow-cooker collard greens, flavored with ham hocks, are an easy, hands-off Southern classic that saves stovetop space and delivers rich, comforting flavor perfect for the holidays.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
The collard greens with ham hocks and macaroni and cheese are a close second.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 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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As Ortega is held at a Rikers Island jail pending his next court appearance, police are still working to track down his machete-wielding partner in crime and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Willie Frank Peterson, 52, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 2023, and was sentenced to six years and three months in jail.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Fishermen on the coasts had pawned their nets for money to buy maize.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 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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In Oklahoma, 56-year-old Wendell Grissom was declared dead by lethal injection at the penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Salvador's Presidency Press Office via AFP - Getty Images Origins in prison Tren de Aragua began in the 2000s in a notorious penitentiary in north-central Venezuela, where gang leaders at one point had their own zoo, nightclub and bank inside the prison.—
David Noriega,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The agency will train employees over the next two weeks before implementing the new measures, SSA said on Tuesday, mentioning that once enrolled, applicants will be able to have funds deposited in one business day, down from the previous 30 days.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Mar. 2025
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The very first records deposited there came from three World War I-era regulatory agencies – the U.S. Food Administration, the Sugar Equalization Board and the U.S. Grain Corporation.—
Elizabeth Call,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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With inmate suicide rates at an all-time high, U.S. District Senior Judge Kimberly Mueller said her aim is to force changes in California’s prison mental health system, which a federal judge in 1995 deemed to be so poor as to constitute cruel and unusual punishment.—
Paige St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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