hock
noun
1. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
Similar word(s): rhenish
Definition categories: food
2. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
Definition categories: animal, articulation, joint
Sentences with hock as a noun:
- He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.
- They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.
verb
1. leave as a guarantee in return for money
Definition categories: possession, charge, consign
2. disable by cutting the hock
Definition categories: body, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid