hoke

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hōk)

Inflections of 'hoke' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hokes
v 3rd person singular
hoking
v pres p
hoked
v past
hoked
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hoke  (hōk),USA pronunciation v., hoked, hok•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to alter or manipulate so as to give a deceptively or superficially improved quality or value (usually fol. by up):a political speech hoked up with phony statistics.

n. 
  1. hokum.
  • back formation from hokey or hocum 1930–35

'hoke' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hook

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