Cochran
Cochran

cock


Definition: Meaning of, cock in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kɒk /

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Singular Plural
cock cocks
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  1. chicken an adult male chicken [=  rooster British English [↪  hen]
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  2. male bird especially British English an adult male bird of any kind
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  3. sex organ informal not polite a PENIS
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  4. cock and bull story British English a story or excuse that is silly and unlikely but is told as if it were true
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  5. object that controls flow something that controls the flow of liquid or gas out of a pipe or container [=  tap]
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  6. man British English old-fashioned used by some people when talking to a man they know well
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
cock cocked cocked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
cocking cocks
[transitive]
  1. to lift a part of your body, or hold a part of your body at an angle
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  2. to pull back the HAMMER of a gun so that it is ready to be fired
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  3. to move your hat so that it is at an angle
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  4. cock an ear/eye to listen or look very carefully
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  5. cock a snook at somebody/something British English informal to show clearly that you do not respect someone or something
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cock used in phrases

  • Ride a Cock-Horse
    1. a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for children) . The rhyme goes: Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,/To see a fine lady ride on a white horse,/With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,/She shall have music wherever she goes.
  • bib cock (noun)
    1. a tap for attaching a garden hose or other tubing
  • chaparral cock (noun)
    1. speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
  • cock a snook (verb)
    1. express contempt by placing one's thumb on one's nose with fingers spread out
  • cock fight (noun)
    1. an occasion when two male chickens are made to fight as a sport
  • cock of the rock (noun)
    1. bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
    2. tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
  • cock sucking (noun)
    1. slang for fellatio
  • cock's eggs (noun)
    1. weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
  • cock-a-doodle-doo (noun)
    1. the loud sound made by an adult male chicken
  • cock-a-hoop (adjective)
    1. pleased and excited about something, especially something you have done
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cock used in phrasal verbs

  • cock up (phrasal verb)
    1. to spoil something by doing it wrongly
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