pock

American  

[pok] / pɒk /

noun

1. a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox.

2. a mark or spot left by or resembling such a pustule.

3. a small indentation, pit, hole, or the like.

4. Scot. poke.

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pock British  

/ pɒk /

noun

1. any pustule resulting from an eruptive disease, esp from smallpox

2. another word for pockmark

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Other Word Forms

• pocky adjective

Etymology

Origin of pock

before 1000; Middle English pokke, Old English poc; cognate with German Pocke; perhaps akin to Old English pocca. See poke ²

Example Sentences

Her father could no longer work in the coal mines that pock the mountains here after an injury.

From The Wall Street Journal

Binnington, who took the historic puck from Ovechkin's goal and pocked it before a linesman retrieved it from him, was pulled after surrendering four goals in just under 30 minutes.

From Barron's

A hiker clambers across a scorched landscape of ash, his footsteps crunching on charred earth as he peers over a ridge at a burn scar pocked with blackened stumps.

From Los Angeles Times

But even still, the film fails to take full advantage of the everyday tensions that pocked his existence.

From Salon

While the Welsh band’s story is pocked with despair and unmet potential, their remarkable achievements during their heartbreakingly brief time together continues to attract new fans, year after year.

From Salon