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English noun: hock | |||
| 1. | hock (food) any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) | ||
| Synonyms | Rhenish, Rhine wine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | white wine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | liebfraumilch, Riesling | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 2. | hock (animal) tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle | ||
| Synonyms | hock-joint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulatio, articulation, joint | ||
| Part meronym | hind leg, hoofed mammal, ungulate | ||
English verb: hock | |||
| 1. | hock (possession) leave as a guarantee in return for money | ||
| Samples | Pawn your grandfather's gold watch. | ||
| Synonyms | pawn, soak | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | charge, consign | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 2. | hock (body) disable by cutting the hock | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid | ||
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