"hock" In Word Games

1. [countable] the middle joint of an animal’s back leg
2. [uncountable, countable] (British English) a German white wine
3. (also knuckle) [uncountable, countable] a piece of meat from the lower part of an animal’s leg, especially a pig
4. [uncountable] (informal) if something that you own is in hock, you have exchanged it for money but hope to buy it back later

"hock" synonyms:

• pawn,
• mortgage,
• pledge,
• stake,
• deposit,
• exchange,
• give-security,
• put-up,
• put-in-hock,
• trade-in,
• give-as-security,
• put-up-as-collateral,
• put-up-as-security,
• gage,
• gauge,
• hypothecate,
• engage,
• pop,
• commit

"hock" antonyms:

• redeem,
• freedom,
• liberty,
• the-outside,