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bock¹

  • /bɒk/ UK
  • /bɔk/ US
  • /bɑk/ US

Sounds like balk, bok · Rhymes with -ɒk

Where it comes from

From German Bockbier.

noun bocks

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

    Similar: bock beer

bock²

  • /bɒk/ UK
  • /bɔk/ US
  • /bɑk/ US

Sounds like balk, bok · Rhymes with -ɒk

interjection

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

verb bocks · bocking · bocked

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

bock³

  • /bɒk/ UK
  • /bɔk/ US
  • /bɑk/ US

Sounds like balk, bok · Rhymes with -ɒk

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Irish bac (“to hinder”).

verb

  1. Ireland to hinder, stop Bock that.

Bock⁴

proper noun Bocks

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Minnesota.

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MLA

"bock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bock

Chicago

"bock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bock.

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@misc{bock_2026,
  title = {bock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}