pocked

• Beschreibt eine Oberfläche, die mit kleinen Löchern oder Vertiefungen bedeckt ist, oft durch Krankheit (z. B. Pocken) oder Abnutzung.

Describes a surface that is marked with small holes or indentations, often as a result of disease (such as smallpox) or wear.

1. Having holes or pitsC1formal

   Describes a surface, especially a paved one, that is marked with small holes or depressions.

   Mit Löchern oder Gruben übersät

   • The old road was pocked with potholes from years of neglect.
   • The moon's surface is pocked with craters.
   • The concrete wall was pocked by decades of weather.

   Synonymeholeyhoneycombedpittedpockmarked

   Antonymeevenflatlevelsmoothunblemished

2. Marked by skin blemishesC1formal

   Having marks or scars on the skin, as if from smallpox, acne, or other skin conditions.

   Von Narben bedeckt

   • His face was pocked from severe acne he had as a teenager.
   • The survivor's skin was pocked with scars from the disease.
   • Her cheeks were slightly pocked, a reminder of a childhood illness.

   Synonymeblemishedpittedpockmarkedscarredspotty

   Antonymeclearsmoothunblemished

• Veraltetes Verb mit der Bedeutung, etwas zu durchstechen, zu durchbohren oder ein Loch in etwas zu machen; außerdem, Pockennarben oder Spuren zu hinterlassen.

An archaic verb meaning to pierce, stab, or make a hole in something, or to mark with pockmarks.

1. Mark with a scarC1formal

   To mark or scar the skin, typically as a result of disease or injury, leaving small pits or indentations.

   Mit Narben zeichnen

   • The disease pocked his face with deep scars.
   • Years of acne had pocked her cheeks.
   • The explosion pocked the walls with shrapnel marks.

   Synonymepitpockmarkscar

   Antonymeflattenpolishsmooth