cock 1  (kŏk) 
n. An adult male chicken; a rooster. An adult male of various other birds. The hammer of a firearm. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.
A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock. A leader or chief. A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated. The hammer of a firearm. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.
A tilting or jaunty turn upward: the cock of a hat. Vulgar Slang The penis. Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning.
v.
cocked, cock·ing, cocks
v.
tr.
To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing. To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use. To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner: cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question. To raise in preparation to throw or hit: cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch.
v.
intr.
To set the hammer of a firearm in a position ready for firing. To turn or stick up. To strut; swagger.
[Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, probably from Late Latin coccus, from coco, a cackling, of imitative origin.] |
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