单词 | hock |
释义 | hock —hock /hɒk/ aep /hɑːk/ noun (ANIMAL) F0 [C] the middle joint in the back leg of an animal such as a horse Thesaurus+: ↑Horses and similar animalsThesaurus+: ↑The legs and feet of non-human animalsF0 [C] MAINLY US the meat on the lower leg of an animal: » ham hocksThesaurus+: ↑The legs and feet of non-human animalsThesaurus+: ↑Cuts of meatnoun (MONEY) in hockF0 in debt: » The company's entire assets are now in hock to the banks.Thesaurus+: ↑Borrowing, lending and debtF0 Possessions that are in hock are pawned (= left temporarily with a person in exchange for an amount of money that must be paid back after a limited time to prevent the thing from being sold): » Most of her jewellery is in hock.Thesaurus+: ↑Buying and selling in generalnoun [U] MAINLY UK (WINE) ► F0 a type of white wine from GermanyThesaurus+: ↑Wines and winemakingverb [T] INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for hock ► F0 to sell something that you hope to buy back later because you need money now: » She had to hock her wedding ring.Thesaurus+: ↑Selling |
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