COCK

cock

Noun

  1. A male bird, especially a domestic fowl.
  2. Male chicken or other gallinaceous bird.
  3. Male pigeon.
  4. A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
  5. The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.
  6. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
  7. The penis.
  8. The circle at the end of the rink.
  9. The state of being cocked; an upward turn, tilt or angle.
  10. A stupid person.
  11. An informal term of address.
    All right, cock?
  12. A boastful tilt of one's head or hat
  13. shuttlecock
  14. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
  15. A chief man; a leader or master.
  16. The crow of a cock, especially the first crow in the morning; cockcrow.
  17. The style or gnomon of a sundial.
  18. The indicator of a balance.
  19. The bridge piece that affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A small conical pile of hay.
    ''The farmhands stack the hay into cocks

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. Short for cock-boat, a type of small boat.

Verb

  1. To lift the cock of a firearm; to prepare (a gun) to be fired.
  2. To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.
    In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly.
  3. To erect; to turn up.
  4. To copulate with.
  5. To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.
    He cocked his hat jauntily.
  6. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
  7. To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To form into piles.

Interjection

  1. Expression of annoyance.


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