hocke

== Alemannic German == === Alternative forms === hogge === Etymology === From Middle Low German hucken (“to crouch, cower”). Cognate with German hocken. === Pronunciation === (Zürich) IPA(key): /ˈhokχə/ === Verb === hocke (third-person singular simple present hocket, past participle ghocket, auxiliary haa) (of an animal) to sit, crouch, perch (informal, of a person) to sit Synonym: sitze (slang) to stay (slang) to be in prison ==== Related terms ==== abhocke umehocke Hocki == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hocke inflection of hocken: first-person singular present singular imperative first/third-person singular subjunctive I == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German hocken. === Verb === hocke to sit to squat to seat (reflexive) to sit down