Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hock | Yes | No | Yes | No |
invalid | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
hock (noun) | invalid (noun) |
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tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle | someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury |
any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) |
hock (adjective) | invalid (adjective) |
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having no cogency or legal force | |
no longer valid |
hock (verb) | invalid (verb) |
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disable by cutting the hock | injure permanently |
leave as a guarantee in return for money | force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen |