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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cock1 /kɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a male chicken;
rooster. - the male of any bird.
- BuildingAlso called stopcock. a hand-operated valve or faucet that controls the flow of liquid or gas.
- Slang TermsSlang (vulgar ). penis.
v. [~ + object] - to draw back the hammer of (a firearm) before firing:He cocked the gun, aimed, and fired.
- to draw back (the fist) in preparation for throwing or hitting:He cocked his arm as if to throw the ball.
cock2 /kɑk/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to make (something) stand erect: The puppy cocked its ear at the sound.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cock1 (kok),USA pronunciation n. - a male chicken;
rooster. - the male of any bird, esp. of the gallinaceous kind.
- BuildingAlso called stopcock. a hand-operated valve or faucet, esp. one opened or closed by rotating a cylindrical or tapered plug having part of the passage pierced through it from side to side.
- (in a firearm)
- the part of the lock that, by its fall or action, causes the discharge;
hammer. See diag. under flintlock. - the position into which the cock, or hammer, is brought by being drawn partly or completely back, preparatory to firing.
- Slang Terms(vulgar).
- penis.
- sexual relations with a man.
- a weathercock.
- aleader;
chief person. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Informal.]pal;
chum. - British Termsnonsense.
- Time[Horol.]a bracketlike plate holding bearings, supported at one end only. Cf. bridge1 (def. 17).
- [Archaic.]the time of the crowing of the cock;
early in the morning;
cockcrow.
v.t. - to pull back and set the cock, or hammer, of (a firearm) preparatory to firing.
- to draw back in preparation for throwing or hitting:He cocked his bat and waited for the pitch.
- Photographyto set (a camera shutter or other mechanism) for tripping. Cf. trip1 (def. 29).
v.i. - to cock the firing mechanism of a firearm.
- bef. 900; Middle English cock, Old English cocc; cognate with Old Norse kokkr; origin, originally imitative
- to set or turn up or to one side, often in an assertive, jaunty, or significant manner:He cocked his eyebrow questioningly.
v.i. - to stand or stick up conspicuously.
- Scottish Termsto strut;
swagger;
put on airs of importance. - Idioms cock a snook. See snook2 (def. 2).
n. - the act of turning the head, a hat, etc., up or to one side in a jaunty or significant way.
- the position of anything thus placed.
- probably special use of cock1 1705–15
- Dialect Termsa conical pile of hay, dung, etc.
v.t. - Dialect Termsto pile (hay, dung, etc.) in cocks.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; cognate with dialect, dialectal German Kocke heap of hay or dung, Norwegian kok heap, lump; akin to Old Norse kǫkkr lump
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cock /kɒk/ n - the male of the domestic fowl
- any other male bird
- the male of certain other animals, such as the lobster
- (as modifier): a cock sparrow
- short for stopcock, weathercock
- a taboo slang word for penis
- the hammer of a firearm
- its position when the firearm is ready to be discharged
- Brit informal a friend, mate, or fellow
- a jaunty or significant tilting or turning upwards: a cock of the head
vb - (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
- (transitive) sometimes followed by up: to raise in an alert or jaunty manner
- (intransitive) to stick or stand up conspicuously
See also cockupEtymology: Old English cocc (referring to the male fowl; the development of C15 sense spout, tap, and other transferred senses is not clear), ultimately of imitative origin; related to Old Norse kokkr, French coq, Late Latin coccus cock /kɒk/ n - a small, cone-shaped heap of hay, straw, etc
vb - (transitive) to stack (hay, straw, etc) in such heaps
Etymology: 14th Century (in Old English, cocc is attested in place names): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian kok, Danish dialect kok |