as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life
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as in to pawn
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts
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Recent Examples of hock
Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
The recalled products include pork hock, chicken feet, pork feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork tongue.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
David Jackson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
While Fallon appeared to be hocking the brunt of his coffee carnage away from Cher, the Grammy-winner had no qualms about spraying the host directly in the face with a large mouthful of coffee.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The collard greens with ham hocks and macaroni and cheese are a close second.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
The recalled products include pork hock, chicken feet, pork feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork tongue.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
Outside before the event, a festive atmosphere prevailed in the parking lot as vendors hocked Trump gear, bikers rolled through with a big flag bearing Trump's mug shot from one of the four criminal cases against him and country music blared over loudspeakers.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
While Fallon appeared to be hocking the brunt of his coffee carnage away from Cher, the Grammy-winner had no qualms about spraying the host directly in the face with a large mouthful of coffee.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
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Last June, surveillance footage of Chop fighting a man in jail leaked.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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Denver Broncos linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested in Denver on a charge of second-degree assault on a peace officer on Sunday, jail records showed.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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According to the indictment, Fry allegedly pawned several 9mm Sig Sauer pistols at an Oklahoma pawn shop in the summer of 2022.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The family found the jewelry at a local pawn shop, where an employee of Maple Ridge Memory Care in Essex Junction had pawned it off, according to the state Attorney General’s Office.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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In 2015, Ulbricht was handed a life sentence for his involvement in the enterprise and is currently incarcerated at a high-security penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Processing time required by the taxpayer's bank or credit union to deposit the refund.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Taxpayers can use it to deposit their refunds in up to three accounts.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had served 22 years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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An Indiana man has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier and wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Hock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hock. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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