Standard Lemma guide

bock

intj · name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /bɒk/
  • US: /bɔk/
  • US: /bɑk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒk
  • homophone: balk
  • homophone: bok
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of bok (“sound of a chicken”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A city in Minnesota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bock beer

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

Alternative form of bok (“make the sound of a chicken”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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6

verb

Meaning 6

to hinder, stop

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland

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7

noun

Meaning 7

a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bock beer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lager, lager beer

History

Etymology

From German Bockbier.

Borrowed from Irish bac (“to hinder”).