'Cock' definitions:

Definition of 'cock'

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noun
Obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
noun
Faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]
noun
The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [syn: hammer, cock]
noun
Adult male chicken [syn: cock, rooster]
noun
Adult male bird
verb
Tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
verb
Set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
verb
To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\ (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. Chicken.]
  • 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. [1913 Webster]
  • Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous] [1913 Webster]
  • Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left us. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A faucet or valve. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Jonsons says, "The handle probably had a cock on the top; things that were contrived to turn seem anciently to have had that form, whatever was the reason." Skinner says, because it used to be constructed in forma crit[ae] galli, i.e., in the form of a cock's comb. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. The style of gnomon of a dial. --Chambers. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. The indicator of a balance. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. a penis. [vulgar] [PJC]
  • Ball cock. See under Ball.
  • Chaparral cock. See under Chaparral.
  • Cock and bull story, an extravagant, boastful story; a canard.
  • Cock of the plains (Zool.) See Sage cock.
  • Cock of the rock (Zool.), a South American bird ({Rupicola aurantia}) having a beautiful crest.
  • Cock of the walk, a chief or master; the hero of the hour; one who has overcrowed, or got the better of, rivals or competitors.
  • Cock of the woods. See Capercailzie. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, n. [Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha muscle shell, a vessel. See Coach, and cf. Cog a small boat.] A small boat. [1913 Webster]
  • Yond tall anchoring bark [appears] Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, n. A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. [Obs.] "By cock and pie." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, v. i. To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, n. The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.]
  • 1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm. [1913 Webster]
  • At cock, At full cock, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one prepared for instant action.
  • At half cock. See under Half.
  • Cock feather (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\ (k[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cocked (k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Cocking.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.]
  • 1. To set erect; to turn up. [1913 Webster]
  • Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
  • Dick would cock his nose in scorn. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. [1913 Webster]
  • They cocked their hats in each other's faces. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. [1913 Webster]
  • Cocked hat. (a) A hat with large, stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown, thus making its form triangular; -- called also three-cornered hat. (b) A game similar to ninepins, except that only three pins are used, which are set up at the angles of a triangle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, v. t. To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, v. i. To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. [1913 Webster]
  • Cocked, fired, and missed his man. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, n. [Cf. Icel. k["o]kkr lump, Dan. kok heap, or E. cock to set erect.] A small concial pile of hay. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cock'

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  • Cock \Cock\, v. t. To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. [1913 Webster]
  • Under the cocked hay. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'cock'

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  • Faucet \Fau"cet\, n. [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.]
  • 1. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'cock'

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Words containing 'Cock'