hock

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] the middle joint of an animal's back leg 2 [U,C] (BrE) a German white wine 3 [U,C] (especially AmE) = KNUCKLE(2) 4 (informal) if sth that you own is in hock, you have exchanged it for money but hope to buy it back later IDIOMS be in hock (to sb) to owe sb sth: I'm in hock to the bank for ｣6000. verb [VN] (informal) to leave a valuable object with sb in exchange for money that you borrow SYNPAWN