hockhock /hɒkhɑːk/ noun informalFINANCE1in hock in debtThe newspaper is now in hock to a group of business tycoons.
The Egyptian economy was effectively in hock.
2go into hock to go into debtThe company went $1.5 billion into hock.
3in hock if you put something in hock, you sell it temporarily because you need the moneySYN PAWNMost of their possessions are already in hock.