noun
- small pits or scars on the skin, especially those left by smallpox or acne
verb
- to mark with small pits or scars
Examples
- The old man’s face was covered with pocks from childhood smallpox.
- Acne had left deep pocks on his cheeks.
- The disease pocks the skin with permanent marks.
- She tried to cover the pocks with makeup.
- The metal surface was pocked by rust and corrosion.
- Years of hail had pocked the car’s hood with tiny dents.