verb🔗ShareTo disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough."The enraged farmer threatened to hock any cow that dared to jump the fence again, leaving it unable to walk properly. "animalanatomyactioninhumanmilitarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan."Desperate for rent money, Maria hocked her grandmother's necklace at the pawn shop. "financebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly"My little brother kept hocked me all afternoon, asking to play video games even though I was trying to study. "attitudecharacteractionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(in combination) Having a specified kind of hock."The bow-legged cowboy was bow-hocked from years of riding horses. "appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
