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Pock — as a verb Pock(v) means to poke someone hard.Pronunciation: P aa ca In general terms, Pocking can also mean in the action of poking someone really hard.Example To get saeed s attention, Jeff went up to Saeed and pocked him on the shoulder. First… … Wikipedia
pock-marked — ˈpock marked [pock marked] adjective covered with hollow marks or holes • a pock marked face • The district is pock marked with caves … Useful english dictionary
pock|mark — «POK MAHRK», noun, verb. –n. a mark or pit on the skin; pock. –v.t. to disfigure or mark as if with pockmarks; pock: »Bomb craters…pockmark surrounding rice paddies and hillsides (New York Times). Figurative. The field of inquiry is…pockmarked… … Useful english dictionary
pock|y — «POK ee», adjective, pock|i|er, pock|i|est. 1. marked with pocks. 2. Archaic. of, having to do with, or like pocks or the pox … Useful english dictionary
Pock-broken — Pock bro ken, a. Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock fretten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pock|et|knife — «POK iht NYF», noun, plural knives. a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle … Useful english dictionary
pock — {{11}}pock (n.) O.E. pocc pustule, from P.Gmc. *puh(h) to swell up, blow up (Cf. Du. pok, Low Ger. poche), from PIE root *bhu to swell, to blow. The plural form, M.E. pokkes, is the source of POX (Cf. pox), which since early 14c. has been used in … Etymology dictionary
pock — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pokke, from Old English pocc; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch pocke pock Date: before 12th century a pustule in an eruptive disease (as smallpox); also a spot suggesting such a pustule II. transitive… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pock-marked — adj. Pock marked is used with these nouns: ↑face … Collocations dictionary
pock — 1. noun a) A pus filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease. b) Any pit, especially one formed as a scar 2. verb … Wiktionary
pock-arr'd — marked with the small pox. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
