hock
English Thesaurus
1. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | articulatio, articulation, joint, |
definition | : | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | hoofed mammal, ungulate, |
definition | : | any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically (noun.animal) |
part meronym | : | hind leg, |
definition | : | the back limb of a quadruped (noun.animal) |
2. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) (noun.food)
hypernym | : | white wine, |
definition | : | pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | riesling, |
definition | : | fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | liebfraumilch, |
definition | : | a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany) (noun.food) |
3. disable by cutting the hock (verb.body)
4. leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession)
hypernym | : | charge, consign, |
definition | : | give over to another for care or safekeeping (verb.possession) |
domain category | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
5. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal)
derivation | : | hock, pawn, soak, |
definition | : | leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession) |
6. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) (noun.food)
derivation | : | rhenish, |
definition | : | of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it (adj.pert) |
7. leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession)
derivation | : | pawn, |
definition | : | borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan (noun.act) |
derivation | : | hock, hock-joint, |
definition | : | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal) |
derivation | : | pawn, |
definition | : | an article deposited as security (noun.possession) |
8. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal)
derivation | : | hock, pawn, soak, |
definition | : | leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession) |
9. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) (noun.food)
derivation | : | rhenish, |
definition | : | of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it (adj.pert) |
10. leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession)
derivation | : | pawn, |
definition | : | borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan (noun.act) |
derivation | : | hock, hock-joint, |
definition | : | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal) |
derivation | : | pawn, |
definition | : | an article deposited as security (noun.possession) |
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