hocking
present participle ofhock
hock
verb[T]
informaluk/hɒk/us/hɑːk/tosellsomething that youhopetobuybacklaterbecause you needmoneynow:
She had to hock herweddingring.
Synonym
pawn
Selling
- auction
- Black Friday
- bundle
- bundling
- chain of production
- concession
- outsell
- oversell
- panic selling
- peddle
- pile
- pile it high and sell it cheapidiom
- ply
- sales drive
- salesmanship
- sell out
- sellsomethingoff
- sellout
- soft sell
- sting
Examplesofhocking
hocking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A widow seeking to retain middle-class status byhockingher silver service during times of need would, instead, have to sell it off and live from the proceeds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hockingwas a utility player for his entire career, playing every position except pitcher and catcher.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hockingwas never a regular starter in one position, but played over 100 games at shortstop, second base, third base, and right field.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hockingis a solid and hard-at-it midfielder, who primarily plays a defensive tagging role on opposition midfielders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hockingprovided lead guitar and backing vocals.
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- approaching vehicle
- approaching winter
- approbate
- approbation
- appropriacy
- appropriate
- appropriate accommodation
- appropriate adjustment
- appropriate agency
- appropriate amount
- appropriate attire
- appropriate authority
- appropriate balance
- appropriate behaviour
- appropriate boundary
- appropriate circumstances
- appropriate circumstances
- appropriate consideration
- appropriate context
- appropriated
- appropriate discount
- appropriate documentation
- be-fond-of
- be fond of someone/something
- before