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pock
pock P0392600 (pŏk)n.1. A pustule caused by smallpox or a similar eruptive disease.2. A mark or scar left in the skin by such a pustule; a pockmark.tr.v. pocked, pock·ing, pocks To mark with pocks; pit.
[Middle English pokke, from Old English pocc.]
pock′y adj.pock (pɒk) n1. (Pathology) any pustule resulting from an eruptive disease, esp from smallpox2. (Pathology) another word for pockmark1[Old English pocc; related to Middle Dutch pocke, perhaps to Latin bucca cheek] ˈpocky adjpock (pɒk)
n. 1. a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox. 2. a pockmark. 3. a pit, hole, or the like. [before 1000; Middle English pokke, Old English poc; c. German Pocke; perhaps akin to Old English pocca. See poke2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pock - a pustule in an eruptive diseasesmallpox, variola, variola major - a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scarspustule - a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus | | Verb | 1. |  pock - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"scar, pit, marknock, score, mark - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"pockmark - mark with or as if with pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease"cicatrise, cicatrize - form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon" |
Translations
pock
pock (something) with (something else)1. To mar some surface with many small dents, divots, pits, or other similar imperfections. Often used in passive constructions. Our neighbors' son pocked our pristine front yard with divots after he decided to practice his golf swing there last weekend. The body of my brand new car was pocked with dents and craters after a bunch of kids threw stones at me as I drove through the east side of town last night.2. To mar something with multiple imperfections, difficulties, or tribulations. Often used in passive constructions. Our relationship has been pocked with various troubles over the last 15 years, but we've always emerged stronger as a couple in spite of them. Recent reports have begun to pock his once impeccable reputation with accusations of plagiarism and deceit.See also: pockpock something with somethingto cause dents or small craters by shooting or throwing something at something. The hail pocked the roof of the car with dents. The side of the house was pocked with tiny dents where the hail had struck.See also: pockpock
pock any pustule resulting from an eruptive disease, esp from smallpox pock[päk] (medicine) A pustule of an eruptive fever, especially of smallpox. pock
pock [pok] a pustule, especially of smallpox.pock (pok), The specific pustular cutaneous lesion of smallpox. [A.S. poc, a pustule] pock (pŏk)n.1. A pustule caused by smallpox or a similar eruptive disease.2. A mark or scar left in the skin by such a pustule; a pockmark.tr.v. pocked, pocking, pocks To mark with pocks; pit.
pock′y adj.pock·mark (pok'mahrk) The small, depressed scar left after the healing of the smallpox pustule.
Synonym(s): pit (2) . pock
Synonyms for pocknoun a pustule in an eruptive diseaseRelated Words- smallpox
- variola
- variola major
- pustule
verb mark with a scarSynonymsRelated Words- nock
- score
- mark
- blemish
- deface
- disfigure
- pockmark
- cicatrise
- cicatrize
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