to hock something

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• hock — [hɒk ǁ hɑːk] noun informal FINANCE 1. in hock in debt: • The newspaper is now in hock to a group of business tycoons. • The Egyptian economy was effectively in hock. 2. go into hock to go into debt …   Financial and business terms

• hock — hock1 [hɔk US ha:k] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1600 1700; : German; Origin: Hochheimer of Hochheim , from the name of the place in Germany where it was originally made.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; : Dutch; Origin: hok prison ] [Sense: 3 4; Origin: Old… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hock — hock1 [ hak ] verb transitive INFORMAL to sell something to a PAWNBROKER (=someone who lends money in exchange for objects): PAWN hock hock 2 [ hak ] noun 1. ) count the part in the middle of an animal s back leg a ) count or uncount the part… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hock — I UK [hɒk] / US [hɑk] noun Word forms hock : singular hock plural hocks 1) [uncountable] a type of white wine from Germany 2) a) [countable] the part in the middle of an animal s back leg b) [countable/uncountable] the part above a pig s back… …   English dictionary

• hock — 1 noun 1 (U) especially BrE a German white wine 2 (C) the middle joint of an animal s back leg 3 be in hock informal a) something that is in hock has been sold temporarily because you need money; pawned (pawn2) b) to be in debt: in hock to the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hock — 1. tv. to pawn something. □ I tried to hock my watch to get some money. □ I’ve got nothing left to hock. 2. n. the state of having been pawned. (Usually with in.) □ My watch is already in hock …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• hock — When I was a kid, we used the term hock in place of shoplifting. Sort of a quick dash into the store, grab something, and walk out. Very fast, not artful. After school we stopped by the 7 11 to hock some baseball cards …   Dictionary of american slang

• hock — When I was a kid, we used the term hock in place of shoplifting. Sort of a quick dash into the store, grab something, and walk out. Very fast, not artful. After school we stopped by the 7 11 to hock some baseball cards …   Dictionary of american slang

• in hock — phrasal : pawned his watch was in hock : in debt the company was heavily in hock to the banks * * * in hock 1. In debt 2. In prison …   Useful english dictionary

• in hock — informal something that is in hock has been sold to a pawnbroker (= someone who gives money in exchange for objects) …   English dictionary

• Like a fish on a hock — to be really caught on something / by something / into something …   Dictionary of Australian slang