bock
/bɒk/US/bɔk/
bock noun: a strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. Also the alternative form of bok.
Noun
bock (countable and uncountable, plural bocks)
Verb
bock
Proper noun capitalized: Bock
Bock (plural Bocks)
Also used as
bock is also the alternative form of bok.
Synonyms of bock
Forms of bock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bocks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bocks |
| present participle | bocking |
| past participle | bocked |
| past | bocked |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bocks |
Origin of bock
From German Bockbier.
Borrowed from Irish bac (“to hinder”).
Phrases with bock
Words that rhyme with bock
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- sock
- unlock
- baroque
- flock
- locke
- mock
- ad hoc
- frock
- unblock
- undock
- VOC
- chock
- defrock
- nock
- o'clock
- prairie dock
- proc
- smock
- acock
- amok
- bangkok
- bloc
- Carvel Rock
- doc
- grok
- hough
- loch
- pock
- slock
- wedlock
- wok
- 24-hour clock
- bok
- brocc
- choc
- croc
- digital clock
- drop lock
- Farallon Rock
- flight sock
- freezer block
- gock
- hashlock
- hock
- kozachok
- lough
- Nixon shock
- oc
Questions about bock
- What does bock mean?
- Bock means a strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- What part of speech is bock?
- Bock can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bock?
- Bock is pronounced /bɒk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bock?
- The plural of bock is bocks.
Words near bock in the dictionary
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