cock
1a male chicken; rooster.
the male of any bird, especially a gallinaceous bird.
Also called stopcock . a hand-operated valve or faucet, especially one opened or closed by rotating a cylindrical or tapered plug having part of the passage pierced through it from side to side.
(in a firearm)
the part of the lock that, by its fall or action, causes the discharge; hammer.
the position into which the cock, or hammer, is brought by being drawn partly or completely back, preparatory to firing.
Slang: Vulgar.
sexual relations with a man.
a weathercock.
a leader; chief person.
Chiefly British Informal. pal; chum.
British Slang. nonsense.
Horology. a bracketlike plate holding bearings, supported at one end only.: Compare bridge1 (def. 17).
Archaic. the time of the crowing of the cock; early in the morning; cockcrow.
to pull back and set the cock, or hammer, of (a firearm) preparatory to firing.
to draw back in preparation for throwing or hitting: He cocked his bat and waited for the pitch.
to set (a camera shutter or other mechanism) for tripping.: Compare trip1 (def. 28).
to cock the firing mechanism of a firearm.
Origin of cock
1Other words from cock
- cock·like, adjective
Other definitions for cock (2 of 3)
to set or turn up or to one side, often in an assertive, jaunty, or significant manner: He cocked his eyebrow questioningly.
to stand or stick up conspicuously.
Scot. and New England. to strut; swagger; put on airs of importance.
the act of turning the head, a hat, etc., up or to one side in a jaunty or significant way.
the position of anything thus placed.
Origin of cock
2Other definitions for cock (3 of 3)
a conical pile of hay, dung, etc.
to pile (hay, dung, etc.) in cocks.
Origin of cock
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How to use cock in a sentence
Even if there was a moment or a scene early on in the season where I was like, [cocks head] “Really?”
Is Elisabeth Moss the One 'True Detective' Loves? She Doesn't Deny It. | Melissa Leon | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe then cocks his head to the side and glares at the camera.
Dick Cheney Sounds Off on CIA Torture, Iraq, and More in New Sundance Documentary | Marlow Stern | January 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMen have always had cocks and men have pretty much always known what to do with them.
A gentleman having to fight a main in the country, gave charge to his servant to carry down two cocks.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousChildren, in brilliant night robes, run to the verandas to see the early sun; cocks strut in pigmy gardens.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
They mewed like cats at the approach of the patrol, and crowed like cocks when a likely victim approached.
If the latter, of course the owner could wring the cocks neck and the incident would be closed.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramIn less than ten minutes he had strangled seventeen hens and two cocks: nineteen corpses in all!
The Animal Story Book | Various
British Dictionary definitions for cock (1 of 2)
/ (kɒk) /
the male of the domestic fowl
any other male bird
the male of certain other animals, such as the lobster
(as modifier): a cock sparrow
short for stopcock, weathercock
a taboo slang word for penis
the hammer of a firearm
its position when the firearm is ready to be discharged
British informal a friend, mate, or fellow
a jaunty or significant tilting or turning upwards: a cock of the head
British informal nonsense
(tr) to set the firing pin, hammer, or breech block of (a firearm) so that a pull on the trigger will release it and thus fire the weapon
(tr) to set the shutter mechanism of (a camera) so that the shutter can be tripped by pressing the shutter-release button
(tr sometimes foll by up) to raise in an alert or jaunty manner
(intr) to stick or stand up conspicuously
Origin of cock
1- See also cockup
British Dictionary definitions for cock (2 of 2)
/ (kɒk) /
a small, cone-shaped heap of hay, straw, etc
(tr) to stack (hay, straw, etc) in such heaps
Origin of cock
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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