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noun | verb cockcock1 /kɑk/ noun ETYMOLOGYcock1Origin: Old English cocc male chicken ► gave ... a cock and bull story He gave me a cock and bull story about the car just sliding off the road. 1 CHICKEN [countable] a rooster: A cock crowed from the barn. → see also cock-a-doodle-doo2MALE BIRD [countable] science, biology an adult male bird of any kind3CONTROL FLOW [countable] something that controls the flow of liquid or gas out of a pipe → see also ballcock, stopcock4cock and bull story a story or excuse that is silly and not likely but is told as if it were true: He gave me a cock and bull story about the car just sliding off the road.5cock of the walk old-fashioned someone who behaves as if her or she is better or more important than other people → see also half-cocked noun | verb cockcock2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcock |
Present | I, you, we, they | cock | | he, she, it | cocks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cocked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cocked | | he, she, it | has cocked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cocked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cock | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cocked |
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Present | I | am cocking | | he, she, it | is cocking | | you, we, they | are cocking | Past | I, he, she, it | was cocking | | you, we, they | were cocking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cocking | | he, she, it | has been cocking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cocking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cocking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cocking |
► cocked to one side She stood with her head cocked to one side and her hands on her hips. 1to lift a part of your body so that it is upright, or hold a part of your body at an angle: She stood with her head cocked to one side and her hands on her hips. Hardin cocked an eyebrow.2to pull back the hammer of a gun so that it is ready to be fired: The soldiers cocked their pistols.3to put your hat on at an angle4keep an ear cocked informal to pay close attention because you want to be sure you hear something you expect or think may happen |