Hock — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌɜːmənjˈuːtɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌɜːmənjˈuːtɪks/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɑːk/.

Examples

pawn your grandfather's gold watch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hock-joint soak Rhenish pawn Rhine wine

Parts of Speech

noun	any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
noun	tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
verb	leave as a guarantee in return for money “pawn your grandfather's gold watch”
verb	disable by cutting the hock

Word Forms

Rhenish	adjective	of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it
hock	verb	leave as a guarantee in return for money
pawn	noun	borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
hock	noun	tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sprunggelenk

einer von mehreren Weißweinen aus dem Rheintal in Deutschland („Hock“ ist britischer Sprachgebrauch)

🇫🇷French

jarret

l'un des nombreux vins blancs de la vallée du Rhin en Allemagne (« jarret » est l'usage britannique)

🇪🇸Spanish

corvejón

cualquiera de los varios vinos blancos del valle del río Rin en Alemania ("hock" es el uso británico)

🇮🇹Italian

garretto

uno qualsiasi dei numerosi vini bianchi della valle del fiume Reno in Germania ("hock" è l'uso britannico)

🇳🇱Dutch

spronggewricht

een van de verschillende witte wijnen uit de Rijnvallei in Duitsland ('hock' is Brits gebruik)

🇵🇹Portuguese

jarrete

qualquer um dos vários vinhos brancos do vale do Rio Reno, na Alemanha ('hock' é o uso britânico)

🇷🇺Russian

закладной

любое из нескольких белых вин из долины реки Рейн в Германии («хок» - британское употребление)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओल

जर्मनी में राइन नदी घाटी की कई सफेद वाइन में से कोई भी ('हॉक' ब्रिटिश उपयोग है)

🇧🇩Bengali

হক

জার্মানির রাইন নদী উপত্যকা থেকে আসা বেশ কয়েকটি সাদা ওয়াইনের মধ্যে যেকোনো একটি ('হক' ব্রিটিশ ব্যবহার)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹாக்

ஜெர்மனியில் உள்ள ரைன் நதி பள்ளத்தாக்கிலிருந்து பல வெள்ளை ஒயின்களில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று (`ஹாக்' என்பது பிரிட்டிஷ் பயன்பாடு)

🇮🇳Telugu

హాక్

జర్మనీలోని రైన్ రివర్ వ్యాలీ నుండి అనేక వైట్ వైన్లలో ఏదైనా (`హాక్' అనేది బ్రిటీష్ ఉపయోగం)

🇮🇳Marathi

हॉक

जर्मनीतील राइन नदीच्या खोऱ्यातील अनेक पांढऱ्या वाइनपैकी कोणतीही (`हॉक' हा ब्रिटिश वापर आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોક

જર્મનીમાં રાઈન નદીની ખીણમાંથી કેટલીક સફેદ વાઈનમાંથી કોઈપણ (`હોક' બ્રિટિશ વપરાશ છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಕ್

ಜರ್ಮನಿಯ ರೈನ್ ನದಿ ಕಣಿವೆಯಿಂದ ಹಲವಾರು ಬಿಳಿ ವೈನ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ (`ಹಾಕ್' ಎಂಬುದು ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್ ಬಳಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോക്ക്

ജർമ്മനിയിലെ റൈൻ നദീതടത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള നിരവധി വൈറ്റ് വൈനുകളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും (`ഹോക്ക്' എന്നത് ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് ഉപയോഗമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਕ

ਜਰਮਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਈਨ ਰਿਵਰ ਵੈਲੀ ਤੋਂ ਕਈ ਵ੍ਹਾਈਟ ਵਾਈਨ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ('ਹਾਕ' ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہاک

جرمنی میں دریائے رائن کی وادی کی کئی سفید شرابوں میں سے کوئی بھی ('ہاک' برطانوی استعمال ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

飞节

来自德国莱茵河谷的几种白葡萄酒中的任何一种（“hock”是英国的用法）

🇯🇵Japanese

飛節

ドイツのライン川渓谷で生産される数種類の白ワインのいずれか (「ホック」はイギリスの使用法です)

🇰🇷Korean

전당

독일의 라인 강 유역에서 생산된 여러 가지 화이트 와인 중 하나('호크'는 영국식 표기임)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cổ chân

bất kỳ loại rượu vang trắng nào từ thung lũng sông Rhine ở Đức (`hock' là cách sử dụng của người Anh)

🇹🇭Thai

ขาก

ไวน์ขาวหลายชนิดจากหุบเขาแม่น้ำไรน์ในเยอรมนี (`hock' เป็นภาษาอังกฤษ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

gadaian

salah satu dari beberapa anggur putih dari lembah Sungai Rhine di Jerman (`hock' adalah penggunaan di Inggris)

🇲🇾Malay

hok

mana-mana daripada beberapa wain putih dari lembah Sungai Rhine di Jerman (`hock' ialah penggunaan British)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرقوب

أي من أنواع النبيذ الأبيض العديدة من وادي نهر الراين في ألمانيا (كلمة "hock" هي الاستخدام البريطاني)

🇮🇷Persian

هک

هر یک از چندین شراب سفید از دره رودخانه راین در آلمان («هک» استفاده بریتانیایی است)

🇹🇷Turkish

diz

Almanya'daki Ren Nehri vadisindeki çeşitli beyaz şaraplardan herhangi biri ('hock' İngiliz kullanımıdır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַשְׁכֵּן

כל אחד מכמה יינות לבנים מעמק נהר הריין בגרמניה ('הוק' הוא השימוש הבריטי)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hock'?

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

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Using 'hock' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hock' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hock' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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