Definition of pock - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
skin scarringDated leave a scar or mark on skinDated
- The disease pocked his face permanently.
2.
surface markingDated create small pits or scars on a surfaceDated
- The hailstorm pocked the car's hood.
Noun
1.
surfaceDated pit formed as a scar on a surfaceDated
- The old wound left a pock on his arm.
2.
medicalDated pus-filled swelling on skin from a diseaseDated
- The smallpox outbreak left a pock on his face.
Origin of pock
Middle English, pokke (pustule)
Examples of pock in a sentence
Chickenpox pocked her skin as a child. The artist pocked the clay to add texture. Years of erosion had pocked the stone surface. The surface of the moon has many a pock. The ancient wall was covered in pocks. A pock appeared on his arm after the infection.
The disease left a pock on her skin.
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- French:marquer, cicatrice, ...
- German:verunstalten, Narbe, ...
- Italian:lasciare cicatrici, cicatrice, ...
- Spanish:dejar marcas, marca, ...
- Portuguese:deixar marcas, marca, ...
- Chinese:留下疤痕, 凹痕, ...
- Japanese:痕を残す, くぼみ, ...
- Arabic:نَدَبَ, أثَر حَفر, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַשְׁאִיר צַלֶּקֶת, צַלֶּקֶת, ...
- Russian:оставить шрамы, шрам, ...
- Ukrainian:залишити шрами, шрам, ...
- Hindi:दाग देना, गड्ढा, ...
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