pocked
pocked is the simple past and past participle of pock.
Meaning of pock
Verb
pock (third-person singular simple present pocks, present participle pocking, simple past and past participle pocked)
- To scar or mark with pits
- In and out of the tufts they went, with their eyes dilating; wishing to be out of harm, if conscience were but satisfied. And of this tufty flaggy ground, pocked with bogs and boglets, one especial nature is that it will not hold impressions.1869, R[ichard] D[oddridge] Blackmore, chapter VII, in Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. […], volume III, London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, […], →OCLC, page 111
Adjective
pocked (comparative more pocked, superlative most pocked)
- pockmarked
- Similar to an extended deposition he gave in 2015 to Kentucky state lawyers, Dr. Sackler offered testimony largely pocked with faint or absent recollections, terse statements and deflections to his legal team.2021 August 18, Jan Hoffman, “Richard Sackler Says Family and Purdue Bear No Responsibility for Opioid Crisis”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of pocked
| comparative | more pocked |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pocked |
Words that rhyme with pocked
Questions about pocked
- What does pocked mean?
- Pocked means pockmarked.
- What is pocked the simple past and past participle of?
- Pocked is the simple past and past participle of pock.
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- Pocked is an adjective.
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