LEARNit Dictionary
hock
noun
/hɒk/
UK
/hɑːk/
US
1
the middle joint of an animal’s back leg
زانوی حیوان
2
a German white wine
شراب سفید آلمانی, هاک (نوعی شراب سفید آلمانی)
3
a piece of meat from the lower part of an animal’s leg, especially a pig
گوشت پایین پا, ساق پای خوک, استخوان و گوشت زیر زانوی حیوان
4
if something that you own is in
hock
, you have exchanged it for money but hope to buy it back later
رهن, گرو
verb
/hɒk/
UK
/hɑːk/
US
1
to leave a valuable object with somebody in exchange for money that you borrow
گرو گذاشتن, رهن گذاشتن
synonym
pawn