עוּקָה f. (עוּק; cmp. עוּגָה) 1) cavity, trough, pit. Y. Maasr. II, 50ᵃ top והשמן משירד לע׳ oil (is subject to tithes), when it drips down into the trough; Y. B. Mets. VII, beg. 11ᵇ (insert והשמן). Erub. VIII, 9 ע׳ מחזקת וכ׳ a pit (in the court for receiving waste water) containing two S’ah. Ib. 88ᵇ ע׳ מחזיק וכ׳ (masc.). Tosef. ib. IX (VI), 18. Mikv. VI, 1 עוּקַת המערה a pit adjoining a grotto (filled with water); a. v. —2) עוּקַת נפש distress, v. עָקָה a. חֲלוּקָה.