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BNC: 7962 COCA: 8484

cock

1 cock /ˈkɑːk/ noun
plural cocks
1 cock
/ˈkɑːk/
noun
plural cocks
Learner's definition of COCK
[count]
: an adult male chicken : rooster公鸡;雄鸡
: a device for stopping or slowing the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe : stopcock栓;阀;龙头
informal + impolite : penis

cock of the walk

◊ A man who is described as (the) cock of the walk is very proud and successful or acts in a very proud way.趾高气扬的人;扬扬得意的人
2 cock /ˈkɑːk/ verb
cocks; cocked; cocking
2 cock
/ˈkɑːk/
verb
cocks; cocked; cocking
Learner's definition of COCK
[+ object]
: to pull back the hammer of (a gun) to get ready to shoot扣上扳机准备射击
: to pull or bend back (something) to get ready to throw or hit a ball拉回,弯曲(准备投球或击球)
: to turn, tip, or raise (part of your body or face) upward or to one side(把身体或面部某个部位)抬起,转到一侧
◊ If you cock an ear/eye or cock your ear/eye, you listen to or look at someone or something with a lot of attention.侧耳倾听;凝神细看
: to move (a hat) so that it is tilted on your head歪戴(帽子)

cock a snook at

British, informal
: to show that you do not respect or value (something)不屑;看不上

cock up

[phrasal verb] British, informal
: to make a mistake : to do something incorrectly犯错;出错
cock up (something) or cock (something) up : to make mistakes in doing or making (something)把…搞砸
see also cock-up
see also half-cocked
BNC: 7962 COCA: 8484

cock

1 of 5

noun (1)

1
a
: the adult male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) : rooster
b
: the male of birds other than the domestic chicken
c
d
archaic : the crowing of a cock
also : cockcrow
2
: a device (such as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid
the cock of an automobile radiator
3
a
: a chief person : leader
b
: a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance
4
a
: the hammer in the lock of a firearm
b
: the cocked position of the hammer
5
usually vulgar : penis

cock

2 of 5

verb (1)

cocked; cocking; cocks

intransitive verb

1
: strut, swagger
did a lot of bragging and cocking after winning the game
2
: to turn, tip, or stick up
a horse's tail cocking almost straight up
3
: to position the hammer (see hammer entry 1 sense 2b(2)) of a firearm for firing

transitive verb

1
a
: to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing
also : to set (the trigger) for firing
b
: to draw or bend back in preparation for throwing or hitting
a quarterback cocking his arm
cock a bat
c
: to set (a mechanism, such as a camera shutter) for tripping (see trip entry 1 sense transitive 3)
2
a
: to set erect
a dog with one ear cocked
b
: to turn, tip, or tilt usually to one side
cock one's head
3
: to turn up (something, such as a hat brim)

cock

3 of 5

noun (2)

: tilt, slant
cock of the head
the jaunty cock of his hat

cock

4 of 5

noun (3)

: a small pile (as of hay)

cock

5 of 5

verb (2)

cocked; cocking; cocks

transitive verb

: to put (hay or something similar) into small piles
Phrases
cock of the walk
: one that dominates a group or situation especially overbearingly
He was strutting around like the cock of the walk after he got a promotion.
cock a snook or less commonly cock snooks
: to thumb one's nose
cocking a snook at the establishment

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin

Noun (3)

Middle English cok; akin to German dialect Kocke pile

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1717, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cock was before the 12th century
BNC: 7962 COCA: 8484
cock

noun

ADJECTIVE | COCK + VERB | COCK + NOUN ADJECTIVEfighting鬥雞COCK + VERBcrow公雞啼叫The cock crowed at dawn.雄雞在黎明時報曉。COCK + NOUNfight, fighting鬥雞

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