Hock vs. Sack

Hock vs. Sack — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Hock and Sack

Hocknoun

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

Sacknoun

A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

Hocknoun

The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.

Sacknoun

The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).

Hocknoun

Meat from that part of a food animal.

Sacknoun

(uncountable) The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

The sack of Rome.
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Hocknoun

Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.

He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.

Sacknoun

(uncountable) Loot or booty obtained by pillage.

Hocknoun

Debt.

They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.

Sacknoun

(American football) A successful tackle of the quarterback. See verb sense4 below.

Hocknoun

Installment purchase.

Sacknoun

(baseball) One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.

He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second.
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Hocknoun

Prison.

Sacknoun

(informal) Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense4 below.

The boss is gonna give her the sack today.He got the sack for being late all the time.

Hocknoun

To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication.

Sacknoun

Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.

Hocknoun

To cough while the vomit reflex is triggered; to gag.

Sacknoun

(dated) (also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.

Hocknoun

To produce mucus from coughing or clearing one's throat.

Sacknoun

(dated) A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.

Hockverb

(transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Sacknoun

The scrotum.

He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack.

Hockverb

To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

Sacknoun

(dated) A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.

Hockverb

(US) To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly

Sackverb

To put in a sack or sacks.

Help me sack the groceries.

Hocknoun

any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

Sackverb

To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

Hocknoun

tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

Sackverb

To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

The barbarians sacked Rome.

Hockverb

leave as a guarantee in return for money;

pawn your grandfather's gold watch

Sackverb

(American football) To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.

Hockverb

disable by cutting the hock

Sackverb

(informal) To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

He was sacked last September.

Sackverb

(colloquial) In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.

The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve.

Sacknoun

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

Sacknoun

an enclosed space;

the trapped miners found a pocket of air

Sacknoun

the quantity contained in a sack

Sacknoun

any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

Sacknoun

a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

Sacknoun

a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily

Sacknoun

a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

Sacknoun

the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter;

the sack of Rome

Sacknoun

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

Sackverb

plunder (a town) after capture;

the barbarians sacked Rome

Sackverb

terminate the employment of;

The boss fired his secretary todayThe company terminated 25% of its workers

Sackverb

make as a net profit;

The company cleared $1 million

Sackverb

put in a sack;

The grocer sacked the onions