hock
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
Đồng nghĩa: Hochheimer
- 2.
(countable)The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
Anyway, you only have one golden retriever, SWORDDOG, and she is already armed to the hocks.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)Meat from that part of a food animal.
- 4.
(countable)The hollow behind the knee.
- 5.
(informal, uncountable)Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.
- 6.
(informal, uncountable)Debt.
They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.
- 7.
(informal, uncountable)Installment purchase.
- 8.
(informal, uncountable)Prison.
- 9.
(alt of, alternative, informal)Alternative form of hawk (“cough”).
Đồng nghĩa: hocking
- 10.
(informal)(card games) The last card turned up in the game of faro.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
- 2.
(colloquial, transitive)To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
- 3.
(US, informal)To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly.
- 4.
(alt of, alternative, informal)Alternative form of hawk (“cough, clear one's throat of phlegm”).
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hockamore, from German -.