Hock

n. white German wine

n. joint in the lower hind leg of a quadruped; small cut of meat from the area just above the foot; pawn; state of being in debt; prison

v. pawn, deposit as security; hamstring, cut the tendons of the hock (of a person or animal)

The word hock may mean:Hock (wine), a type of wineHock (zoology), part of an animal's legHam hock, the end of a smoked ham To leave an item with a pawnbrokerHans Henrich Hock, German historical linguistHock tide, an English holiday consisting of Hock Monday and Hock TuesdayA type of Wine bottle used primarily for German or Alsatian wine
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Hock the ankle joint of quadrupeds; the tarsus. broken hock fracture of the central tarsal bone in racing Greyhounds. capped hock see hock hygroma. [more]Hock - Community and Resources

Noun
1. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
(synonym) Rhine wine, Rhenish
(hypernym) white wine
(hyponym) Riesling
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
(hypernym) joint, articulation, articulatio
(part-holonym) hind leg
(derivation) pawn, soak
Verb
1. leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
(synonym) pawn, soak
(hypernym) consign, charge
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
2. disable by cutting the hock
(hypernym) disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap

v. squat, sit low, crouch, stoop down