Cock - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid (syn: stopcock, turncock)
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled (syn: hammer)
- adult male chicken (syn: rooster)
- adult male bird
verb
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others (syn: prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup)
Extra examples
We sat till the second cock.
What he usually improvised was just a load of cock.
They bind and cock barley as they do wheat and rye.
The wind being high, he let down the cocks of his hat.
A cock crowed in the distance.
A cock pheasant rose from the hill in front of me.
She cocked her head and considered the offer.
He cocked a quizzical eyebrow at her.
My nose had lost its pretty cock, and had grown elegantly hooked.
I have an inimitable cock with my hat that adds a vivacity to my looks.
That cock won't fight.
The cock crowed as the sun began to rise.
He has always tried to cock a snook at authority.
The cock was still crowing when I started out of my dream. (E. A. Abbott)
Word forms
I/you/we/they: cock
he/she/it: cocks
present participle: cocking
past tense: cocked
past participle: cocked
singular: cock
plural: cocks
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