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Cock

see synonyms of cock

Noun

1. cock, dick, pecker, peter, prick, putz, shaft, tool

obscene terms for penis

2. cock, stopcock, turncock

faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid

3. cock, hammer

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

4. cock, rooster

adult male chicken

5. cock

adult male bird

Verb

6. cock

tilt or slant to one side

Example Sentences:
'cock one's head'

7. cock

set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

8. cock, prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Example Sentences:
'He struts around like a rooster in a hen house'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cock

see synonyms of cock
noun
1. 
the male of the domestic fowl
2. 
a. 
any other male bird
b. 
the male of certain other animals, such as the lobster
c. 
(as modifier)
a cock sparrow
3.  short for stopcock, weathercock
4.  a taboo slang word for penis
5. 
a. 
the hammer of a firearm
b. 
its position when the firearm is ready to be discharged
6. British informal
a friend, mate, or fellow
7. 
a jaunty or significant tilting or turning upwards
a cock of the head
8. British informal
nonsense
verb
9. (transitive)
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
10. (transitive)
to set the shutter mechanism of (a camera) so that the shutter can be tripped by pressing the shutter-release button
11. (transitive; sometimes foll by up)
to raise in an alert or jaunty manner
12. (intransitive)
to stick or stand up conspicuously
noun
1. 
a small, cone-shaped heap of hay, straw, etc
verb
2. (transitive)
to stack (hay, straw, etc) in such heaps

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cock

see synonyms of cock
noun
1. 
a. 
the male of the chicken; rooster
b. 
the male of certain other birds
2.  Archaic
a. 
the crowing of a rooster, esp. at sunrise
b. 
cockcrow
3. 
a woodcock
4. 
a weather vane in the shape of a rooster; weathercock
5. 
a leader or chief, esp. one with some boldness or arrogance
6. 
a faucet or valve for regulating the flow of a liquid or gas
7. 
a. 
the hammer of a firearm
b. 
the position of such a hammer when set for firing
8. 
a tilting or turning upward, as of the eye or ear
9. 
a jaunty, erect position
the cock of a hat
10.  Slang, Vulgar
the penis
verb transitive
11. 
to tilt or set (a hat, etc.) jauntily on one side
12. 
to raise to an erect position
a dog cocks his ears
13. 
to tilt or turn (the eye or ear) toward something
14. 
a. 
to set the hammer of (a gun) in firing position
b. 
to set (a tripping device, as for the shutter of a camera) ready to be released
15. 
to draw back (one's fist, arm, etc.) ready to strike
verb intransitive
16. 
to assume an erect or tilted position
17.  Archaic
to behave in a cocky way; strut
noun
1. 
a small, cone-shaped pile, as of hay
verb transitive
2. 
to pile in cocks

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cock

see synonyms of cock
n.
1.
a. An adult male chicken; a rooster.
b. An adult male of various other birds.
2. A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock.
3. A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated.
4.
a. The hammer of a firearm.
b. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.
5. A tilting or jaunty turn upward: the cock of a hat.
6. Vulgar Slang
a. The penis.
b. A man or boy regarded as mean or contemptible.
7. Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning.
tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks
1. To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing.
2. To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use.
3. 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.
4. To raise in preparation to throw or hit: cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch.
n.
A cone-shaped pile of straw or hay.
tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks
To arrange (straw or hay) into piles shaped like cones.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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