German

Noun

Hocke f ‎(genitive Hocke, no plural)

1. (position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet) squat, crouch

Related terms

• hocken

Alemannic German

Verb

hocke ‎(third-person singular simple present hocket, past participle ghocket, auxiliary haa)

1. to sit
   • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     Immer i der Chammere hocke, chani au nit.

     You can't always sit around in your room either.

2. to stay
3. to be in prison

German

Verb

hocke

1. First-person singular present of hocken.
2. Imperative singular of hocken.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of hocken.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of hocken.