mock

Definition of Mock in English :

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Noun

1. mock

the act of mocking or ridiculing

Example Sentences:
'they made a mock of him'

Verb

2. bemock, mock

treat with contempt

Example Sentences:
'The new constitution mocks all democratic principles'

bemock

3. mock

imitate with mockery and derision

Example Sentences:
'The children mocked their handicapped classmate'

Adjective

4. mock

constituting a copy or imitation of something

Example Sentences:
'boys in mock battle'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mock

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verb

1. (when intr, often foll by at)

to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)

2. (transitive)

to imitate, esp in fun; mimic

3. (transitive)

to deceive, disappoint, or delude

4. (transitive)

to defy or frustrate

the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score

noun

5.

the act of mocking

6.

a person or thing mocked

7.

a counterfeit; imitation

8. (often plural) informal

(in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations

adjective (prenominal)

9.

sham or counterfeit

10.

serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes

a mock battle

mock finals

Mock

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verb transitive

1.

to hold up to scorn or contempt; ridicule

2.

to imitate or mimic, as in fun or derision; burlesque

3.

to lead on and disappoint; deceive

4.

to defy and make futile; defeat

the fortress mocked the invaders

verb intransitive

5.

to show or express scorn, ridicule, or contempt; jeer

often with at

noun

6.

an act of mocking; jibe; sneer

7.

a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule or derision

8.

an imitation or counterfeit

adjective

9.

sham; false; imitation; pretended

a mock battle

10.

of or designating a food that imitates another

mock mincemeat

adverb

11.

in a false or insincere manner

mock-sympathetic words

Mock

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v. mocked, mock·ing, mocks

v.tr.

1.

a. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride: was mocked for contradicting himself; mocked her superficial understanding of the issues. See Synonyms at ridicule.

b. To imitate in fun or derision: mocked his high-pitched voice.

c. To mimic or resemble closely: a whistle that mocks the call of seabirds.

2.

a. To frustrate the hopes or intentions of: "The massive blister mocked my efforts" (Willie Morris).

b. To cause to appear irrelevant, ineffectual, or impossible: "The Depression mocked the Puritan assumption that failure in life was the wages of sin when even the hardest-working, most pious husbands began to lose hope" (Walter McDougall).

v.intr.

To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.

n.

1. The act of mocking.

2. An object of scorn or derision: became the mock of his associates.

adj.

Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.

adv.

In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.

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