hocking

Pledging for cash

Hocking is the present participle of hock, which means to pawn something—to leave it with a lender as collateral for a loan: He's been hocking his watch every few months.

If something is in hock, it's pawned or, more loosely, in debt.

Hocking can also mean hawking or aggressively selling: street vendors hocking souvenirs.

pawn

pawnshop

Store lending against collateral

redeem · valuables · jewelry · hockshop · broker · debt · mortgage · security · pawning · ticket

expectorate

hawking

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  • phlegmViscous airway secretion
  • mucusProtective bodily secretion
  • sputumExpelled lung mucus

loogie · spit · clearing · throat · bronchial · cough · gob · saliva · discharge · congestion

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Opposites
pawn transaction direction

hockingredeeming

Compensating for faults

reclaiming · retrieving · buying back · recovering · repossessing

asset control

hockingkeeping

Holding in custody

retaining · hoarding · saving · acquiring · purchasing

financial behavior

hockingsaving

Reserving for future use

investing · banking · stockpiling · preserving · treasuring

Family

hock, hocks, hocked

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G