cock
[noun]
Synonyms: faucet, gate, hydrant, petcock, spigot, stopcock, tap, valve, leader, boss, chief, chieftain, dominator, head, headman, hierarch, honcho, master, nonsense, baloney, bilge, bosh, bull, bunkum, crap, guff, hokum, rot
[adjective]
Synonyms: chief, capital, dominant, main, major, number one, outstanding, predominant, preeminent, principal
[verb]
Synonyms: lord, peacock, pontificate, swagger, swank, swell
[noun]
Synonyms: pile, drift, heap, hill, mass, mound, mountain, pyramid, rick, stack
[verb]
Synonyms: heap, bank, drift, hill, mound, pile, stack

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I. cock¹ /kɒk $ kɑːk/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cocc 'male chicken']

1. CHICKEN an adult male chicken Synonym : rooster British English ⇒ hen:
A cock crowed in the distance.

2. MALE BIRD especially British English an adult male bird of any kind:
A cock pheasant rose from the hill in front of me.

3. SEX ORGAN informal not polite a penis

4. cock and bull story British English a story or excuse that is silly and unlikely but is told as if it were true:
a cock and bull story about the dog eating her homework

5. OBJECT THAT CONTROLS FLOW something that controls the flow of liquid or gas out of a pipe or container Synonym : tap ⇒ ballcock, stopcock

6. MAN British English old-fashioned used by some people when talking to a man they know well
⇒ half cocked

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II. cock² verb [transitive]

1. to lift a part of your body, or hold a part of your body at an angle:
She cocked her head and considered the offer.
He cocked a quizzical eyebrow at her.

2. to pull back the hammer of a gun so that it is ready to be fired

3. to move your hat so that it is at an angle

4. cock an ear/eye to listen or look very carefully:
The little dog looked up and cocked its ears.

5. cock a snook at somebody/something British English informal to show clearly that you do not respect someone or something:
He has always tried to cock a snook at authority.
cock something ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal not polite
to spoil something by making a stupid mistake or doing it badly:
His secretary cocked up his travelling schedule and he’s furious about it.
⇒ cock-up

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cock
noun
ADJ. fighting | barnyard The market traders cried out like barnyard cocks.
COCK + VERB crow The cock crowed at dawn.
COCK + NOUN fight, fighting

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cock
̈ɪkɔk
See: go off half-cocked also go off at half cock

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