bock

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UK/bɒk/US/bɔk/US/bɑk/

noun

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

Similar
bock beer
OriginGerman Bockbier →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

bock1

nounbock (countable and uncountable, plural bocks)

plural bocks

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

    Synonyms: bock beer

bock2

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of bok (“sound of a chicken”).
verbbock (third-person singular simple present bocks, present participle bocking, simple past and past participle bocked)

present singular third person bocks · participle present bocking · participle past bocked · past bocked

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

bock3

verb
  1. Irelandto hinder, stop

    Bock that.

    A NORTH-COUNTY DUBLIN GLOSSARY

Bock4

proper nounBock (plural Bocks)

plural Bocks

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
bock beer

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
bock beer
Broader
lagerlager beer
Also see
bock beer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

bock · noun

  1. GermanBockbier
  2. Englishbock

From German Bockbier.

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bock · verb

  1. Irishbac“to hinder”
  2. Englishbock

Borrowed from Irish bac (“to hinder”).

More words from Irish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bock

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Sounds the same

balkbokbalkbokbalkbokbalkbok
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APA

bock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bock

MLA

“bock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bock.

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