bock

/ (bok, bəʊk) /

verb, noun

a variant spelling of boke

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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.

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Words nearby bock

Boccioni, bocconcini, Bochdalek's hernia, Boche, Bochum, bock, bock beer, bockedy, Bockscar, bocor, bod

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Example sentences from the Web for bock

Solomon recounts a recurring Socratic dialogue between Robbins and Stein, Bock, and Harnick.
The Strange Power of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’|Jen Vafidis|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bock: In Berlin I saved Jewish girls, who were to be sent to the concentration camp.
‘Soldaten: Secret WWII Transcripts of German POWs’ by Soenke Neitzel & Harald Welzer|Sönke Neitzel, Harald Welzer|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Bock says students usually notify his office of their wish for a deferral through June 1.
College Can Wait…And Wait|Kathleen Kingsbury|April 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
To test this statement, Bock four times spent the night in the forest.
Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution|Agnes Arber

The family entrance of Dugan's café was feasible; so Danny yielded to the vernal season as far as a glass of bock.
Strictly Business|O. Henry
This caused a great rumpus, and a fight in which Bock and several other Pornell students got a good drubbing.
The Putnam Hall Rebellion|Arthur M. Winfield
Here Mr. Ingram smiled sadly, tasted his bock, and threw away the end of a cigarette.
The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett
Mr. Bock prepared this valuable report especially for the author.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter

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