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cock1 noun 1 a male bird, especially an adult male chicken. 2 a stopcock. 3 the hammer of a gun which, when raised and let go by the trigger, produces the discharge. 4 coarse slang the penis. 5 coarse slang nonsense. 6 slang a pal, usually used as a form of address. verb (cocked, cocking) 1 tr & intr to lift; to stick up. 2 to turn in a particular direction • cock an ear towards the door. 3 to draw back the hammer of a gun. 4 to set (one's hat) at an angle. go off at half cock to begin too soon, without being fully prepared.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon cocc.
cock something up to make a mess of it; to do it badly • He really cocked up his exams. See also cock-up. |
cock1 noun 1 a male bird, especially an adult male chicken. 2 a stopcock. 3 the hammer of a gun which, when raised and let go by the trigger, produces the discharge. 4 coarse slang the penis. 5 coarse slang nonsense. 6 slang a pal, usually used as a form of address. verb (cocked, cocking) 1 tr & intr to lift; to stick up. 2 to turn in a particular direction • cock an ear towards the door. 3 to draw back the hammer of a gun. 4 to set (one's hat) at an angle. go off at half cock to begin too soon, without being fully prepared.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon cocc.
cock something up to make a mess of it; to do it badly • He really cocked up his exams. See also cock-up. |
cock1 noun 1 a male bird, especially an adult male chicken. 2 a stopcock. 3 the hammer of a gun which, when raised and let go by the trigger, produces the discharge. 4 coarse slang the penis. 5 coarse slang nonsense. 6 slang a pal, usually used as a form of address. verb (cocked, cocking) 1 tr & intr to lift; to stick up. 2 to turn in a particular direction • cock an ear towards the door. 3 to draw back the hammer of a gun. 4 to set (one's hat) at an angle. go off at half cock to begin too soon, without being fully prepared.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon cocc.
cock something up to make a mess of it; to do it badly • He really cocked up his exams. See also cock-up. |
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