English dictionary

hock

/h/A/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

noun.food

Synonyms rhenish rhine wine

Source: WordNet 3.0
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

noun.animal

Synonyms hock-joint

Source: WordNet 3.0
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

noun

Source: webster1913
The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.

noun

Source: webster1913

leave as a guarantee in return for money

verb.possession

Synonyms pawn soak

Source: WordNet 3.0
disable by cutting the hock

verb.body

Source: WordNet 3.0
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

verb

Source: webster1913