Anagrams of: HOCH_

• any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

• tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

• leave as a guarantee in return for money

• disable by cutting the hock

• To move irregularly up and down.

• To swarm (with).

• informal terms for a meal

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

• the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

• a small cut of meat including part of a rib

• a jaw

• a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

• a grounder that bounces high in the air

• cut into pieces with repeated blows

• move suddenly

• form or shape by chopping

• strike sharply, as in some sports

• cut with a hacking tool

• hit sharply

• The means by which something is accomplished.

• An artificial barrow or tumulus.

• A small hill in northern England. (Usage preserved mainly in place names.)

• To what degree.

• In what manner.

• In what state.

• Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

• The manner or way that.

• That, the fact that, the way that.

• A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.

• a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services

• (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.

• Used to express doubt or confusion.

• (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.

• (with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

• (with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.

• (with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.

• An utterance of shh.

• To utter shh.

• Requesting silence.

• An expression of one's own physical pain.

• An expression in sympathy at another's pain.

• A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).

• An expression of disappointment.

• Expressing surprise at the high price of something.

• A brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when valuable or set with jewels.