The difference between Hamstring and Hock
When used as nouns, hamstring means one of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh, whereas hock means a rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the hochheim region.
When used as verbs, hamstring means to lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee, whereas hock means to disable by cutting the tendons of the hock.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hamstring and Hock
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Hamstring as a noun (anatomy):
One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
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Hamstring as a noun (informal):
The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
Examples:
"synonyms: hams"
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Hamstring as a verb (transitive):
To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
Examples:
"synonyms: hock hough hox"
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Hamstring as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
Examples:
"synonyms: cripple incapacitate disable"
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Hock as a noun:
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
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Hock as a noun:
The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
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Hock as a noun:
Meat from that part of a food animal.
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Hock as a verb (transitive):
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
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Hock as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
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Hock as a noun:
Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
Examples:
"He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop."
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Hock as a noun:
Debt.
Examples:
"They were in hock to the bank for $35 million."
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Hock as a noun:
Installment purchase.
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Hock as a noun:
Prison.
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Hock as a verb (US):
To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly
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Hock as a noun:
To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication. To cough while the vomit reflex is triggered; to gag. To produce mucus from coughing or clearing one's throat.