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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mock /mɑk/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to make fun of;
to treat with ridicule or contempt:They mocked him and called him a coward. - to imitate or mimic:mocked the way his teacher spoke.
adj. [before a noun] - deliberately pretended, as for demonstration purposes:a mock examination.
mock•er, n. [countable] mock•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mock (mok),USA pronunciation v.t. - to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech;
mimic derisively. - to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
- to challenge;
defy:His actions mock convention. - to deceive, delude, or disappoint.
v.i. - to use ridicule or derision;
scoff; jeer (often fol. by at). - mock up, to build a mock-up of.
n. - a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech;
mockery or derision. - something mocked or derided;
an object of derision. - an imitation;
counterfeit; fake. - [Shipbuilding.]
- Nauticala hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.
- Nauticalbed (def. 23).
adj. - feigned;
not real; sham:a mock battle.
- Middle French mocquer
- late Middle English mokken 1400–50
mock′a•ble, adj. mock′er, n. mock′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deride; taunt, flout, gibe; chaff, tease. See ridicule.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheat, dupe, fool, mislead.
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