HOCKED Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

hocked

verb

past tense of hock

as in pawned

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts

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Anderson then pawned Larice’s phone at a Walmart located at 3200 NW 79th Street via a kiosk owned by ecoATM.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
At one point, the family pawned the title to their car to help keep his dream alive.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 June 2026

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First, Babar Azam, recently reappointed as captain, rocked on to his back foot and deposited the hosts’ Jomel Warrican over long on and into the stand at the Queen’s Park Oval for six.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The strong federal protections that apply while funds remain inside an ERISA-qualified retirement plan may not necessarily follow the cash once it's distributed and deposited into a regular bank account.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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