Hock vs. Sack
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.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.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 watchSackverb
(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 airSacknoun
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 RomeSacknoun
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Sackverb
plunder (a town) after capture;
the barbarians sacked RomeSackverb
terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary todayThe company terminated 25% of its workersSackverb
make as a net profit;
The company cleared $1 millionSackverb
put in a sack;
The grocer sacked the onions
