pock

(pŏk)

1. A pustule caused by smallpox or a similar eruptive disease.

2. A mark or scar left in the skin by such a pustule; a pockmark.

tr.v. pocked, pock·ing, pocks

To mark with pocks; pit.

[Middle English pokke, from Old English pocc.]

pock′y adj.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	pocked - used of paved surfaces having holes or pits pockmarked, potholed rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
	2.	pocked - marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease pockmarked blemished - marred by imperfections

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