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cock 1  (kk)
n.
1.
a. An adult male chicken; a rooster.
b. An adult male of various other birds.
2. A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock.
3. A leader or chief.
4. A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated.
5.
a. The hammer of a firearm.
b. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.
6. A tilting or jaunty turn upward: the cock of a hat.
7. Vulgar Slang The penis.
8. Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning.
v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks
v.tr.
1. To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing.
2. To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use.
3. To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner: cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question.
4. To raise in preparation to throw or hit: cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch.
v.intr.
1. To set the hammer of a firearm in a position ready for firing.
2. To turn or stick up.
3. To strut; swagger.
Idioms:
cock a snoot/snook Slang
To express scorn or derision by or as if by placing the thumb on the nose and wiggling the fingers; thumb one's nose: "[He] could cock a snoot at the rest of the . . . world and blithely go his own way" (Elie Kedourie).
cock of the walk
An overbearing or domineering person.

[Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, probably from Late Latin coccus, from coco, a cackling, of imitative origin.]

cock 2  (kk)
n.
A cone-shaped pile of straw or hay.
tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks
To arrange (straw or hay) into piles shaped like cones.

[Middle English cok.]

cock
Noun
1. a male bird, esp. of domestic fowl
2. a stopcock
3. Taboo slang a penis
4. the hammer of a gun
5. Brit informal friend: used as a term of address
Verb
1. to draw back the hammer of (a gun) so that it is ready to fire
2. to lift and turn (part of the body) in a particular direction
See also cockup [Old English cocc]

Cock a conical heap of produce or vegetation, e.g., of hay in the field in stacks.
Examples: cock of barley, 1718; of corn, 1483; of grass, 1750; of hay, 1483; of oak (trees), 1473; of turf, 1881.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cockcock - obscene terms for penis              
penis, phallus, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
2.cockcock - faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
faucet, spigot - a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
3.cock - the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
firing mechanism, gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearm
striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
4.cockcock - adult male chicken                  
Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
cockerel - a young domestic cock; not older than one year
5.cock - adult male bird
bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
fighting cock, gamecock - a cock bred and trained for fighting
Verb1.cock - tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
2.cock - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
3.cock - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

cock
verb 2. raise, prick up, perk up
Translations
cock [kɔk] n (= rooster) → gallo (= male bird); macho
vt [+ gun] → amartillar

cock [kɔk] n (= rooster) → coq m (= male bird); mâle m
vt [+ gun] → armer;
to cock one's ears (fig) → dresser l'oreille

cock [kɔk] nHahn m;
(male bird) → Männchen nt
vt (gun) → entsichern;
to cock one's ears (fig) → die Ohren spitzen

cock [kɔk] n (= rooster) → gallo (= male bird); maschio
vt [+ gun] → armare;
to cock one's ears (fig) → drizzare le orecchie

cock
n cock [kok]
1 the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl a cock and three hens; (also adjective ) a cock sparrow. haan ذَكَرُ الطَّيْر петел kohout hane der Hahn κόκορας gallo, macho kukk, isa- پرندۀ نر kukko coq תָרנגוֹל मुर्गा kokot, pijetao kakas, hím (madár) ayam jago hani gallo; maschio di animali おんどり 수탉, 새의 수컷 gaidys, patinėlis gailis; (putnu) tēviņš ayam jantan haan, mannetje hane kogut galo cocoş петух; самец kohút; kohútí petelin petao tupp, han[]e นกตัวผู้ horoz 公雞 півень مرغا gà trống
2 a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc. kraan حَنَفِيَّه، صُنْبور клапан kohoutek hane der Hahn στρόφιγγα grifo kraan شیر؛ سوپاپ hana robinet בֶּרֶז तरल या गैस के नियंत्रण के लिए टोंटी slavina (víz)csap keran krani valvola 蛇口 (수도·술통 등의) 꼭지 čiaupas krāns pili penutup kraan kran, hane kurek válvula robinet кран kohútik pipa slavina kran, pip, tapp ก๊อกน้ำ musluk, valf 旋塞 кран ٹونٹی cái van
3 a slang word for the penis. grootmeneer العُضْو التَّناسُلي للرَّجُل (بالعاميَّه) вулг. пенис pták pik der Schwanz πέος (λαϊκ.) polla riist کیر kalu queue זָיִן शिशन muški spolni organ farok zakar tilli, getnaðarlimur uccello 陰茎 음경(陰莖) pimpalas zakar pik kukk, penis kutas pila penis половой член vták klinec penis kuk อวัยวะเพศชาย (คำสแลงและคำต้องห้าม) sik 小雞兒(陰莖的俚語) пеніс عضوِ تناسل کے لئے استعمال ہونے والا عام لفظ dương vật (俚)
v
1 to cause to stand upright or to lift The dog cocked its ears. spits يَرْفَع изправям vztyčit løfte; spidse aufrichten (ανα)σηκώνω levantar kikki ajama سیخ کردن kohottaa dresser לִזקוֹף खड़ा करना naćuliti, naheriti felállít; hegyezi (a fülét) menegakkan sperra drizzare ぴんと立てる (귀를) 쫑긋 세우다 pakelti, pastatyti pacelt; sasliet menegakkan overeind steken løfte, stikke i været, spisse stawiać arrebitar a ridica; a ciuli навострить (уши) vztýčiť pokonci (se) postaviti podići spetsa [] ทำให้ตั้งขึ้น kaldırmak, dikleştirmek 使豎起 піднімати کھڑے کرنا dựng đứng lên 使
2 to draw back the hammer of (a gun). oorhaal يَرْفَعُ زِناد البُنْدِقِيَّه запъвам (ударник) natáhnout kohoutek afsikre den Gewehrhahn spannen οπλίζω amartillar vinna tõmbama آماده زدن کردن virittää armer לִדרוֹך एक तरफ झुकाना napeti felhúz mengokang spenna bóg armare il cane 打金を起こす (총의) 공이치기를 잡아당기다 atlaužti gaiduką uzvilkt (šautenes gaili) pencekah de haan spannen spenne hanen odwieść kurek engatilhar a arma взводить (курок) natiahnuť kohútik napeti zapeti spänna hanen, osäkra ง้างนกสับ horuzu kaldırmak 扳起(槍枝的);扳機 звести курок بندوق کا گھوڑا چڑھانا lên cò súng
3 to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat). opslaan يَرْفَعُ حافّة القُبَّعَه накривявам zvednout sætte på skrå den Hut schief aufsetzen γέρνω ladear poolviltu asetama کج گذاشتن olla kallellaan incliner לִזקוֹף उठा कर तैयार रखना naheriti félrecsap menelengkan halla di sghembo mettere 斜めにかぶる (모자를) 삐딱하게 쓰다 nusmaukti uzlikt (cepuri uz vienas auss) menyengetkan scheef opzetten sette skrå przechylać de esguelha pôr a tra­ge pe o ureche заламывать (шляпу) nadvihnúť na stran pomakniti nakriviti sätta på sned เอียง yan giymek 歪戴(帽子) надіти набакир ترچھا کرنا hếch lên 帽子
n cockerel [ˈkokərəl]
a young farmyard cock. haantjie ديك صَغير петле mladý kohout hanekylling der junge Hahn κοκοράκι gallito noor kukk جوجه خروس kukonpoika jeune coq תַרנגוֹל צָעִיר मुर्गे का पट्ठा mladi kokot, pjetlić fiatal kakas ayam jago muda ungur hani galletto 若いおんどり 어린 수탉 gaidžiukas gailēns ayam jantan muda jonge haan hanekylling kogucik frango cocoşel петушок kohútik petelinček petlić tuppkyckling, ungtupp ไก่ที่มีอายุน้อยกว่า 1 ปี piliç, horoz 小公雞,好鬥的年輕人 півник مرغ کا پٹھہ gà trống choai ,
adj cocky
conceited; over-confident a cocky attitude. verwaand, eiewys مُعْجَبٌ بِنَفْسِهِ، مَزْهو самонадеян nafoukaný, arogantní kæphøj; skidtvigtig eingebildet αναιδής, αλαζονικός creído upsakas مغرور؛ خودنما rehvasteleva suffisant שַחצָן अहंकारी umišljen pimasz sombong, pongah montinn, borubrattur presuntuoso うぬぼれた 젠체하는 pasipūtęs, savimi pasitikintis pašapzinīgs; pašpārliecināts berlagak aanmatigend kjepphøy, skittviktig zarozumiały, pewny siebie convencido îngâmfat высокомерный drzý, arogantný domišljav drčan stroppig, kaxig, morsk หยิ่งยโส kibirli, kurumlu, çalımlı 驕傲自大的 самовдоволений; пихатий متکبّر ، خود پسند kiêu ngạo
cock-and-bull story
an absurd, unbelievable story. snert خُذَعْبَلَه، قِصَّةٌ لا تُصَدَّق фантасмагория prášilovská historka røverhistorie das Ammenmärchen παραμύθι cuento chino pulajutt داستان باور نکردنی mielikuvituksellinen tarina histoire à dormir debout אַבּסוּרד बेसिर पैर की कहानी nevjerojatna priča hihetetlen történet cerita yang tak masuk akal ÿkjufrásögn, lygasaga racconto inverosimile, balla でたらめの話 터무니없는 이야기 nesąmonė, prasimanymas izdomājums; neticams stāsts temberang sterk verhaal røverhistorie, skrøne banialuki história do arco da velha poveste de adormit copiii небылица vymyslená historka izmišljotina neverovatna priča rövarhistoria เรื่องไร้สาระ palavra, martaval 荒誕的故事 нісенітниця ناقابل یقین داستان chuyện bịa
n cock-crow
early morning He gets up at cock-crow. hanekraai في الصَّباح الباكِر، ، مَع صِياحِ الدّيك разсъмване svítání ved daggry; ved hanegal der Hahnenschrei χαράματα con el canto del gallo, al amanecer kukelauluaeg سپیده دم kukonlaulu (à)l'aube קְרִיאַת הַתָרנגוֹל सुबह kukurikanje kakaskukorékolás dinihari afturelding (fyrsta hanagal), morgunsár canto del gallo, alba 夜明け 새벽 aušra, gaidgystė pirmie gaiļi; agrs rīts pagi buta ochtendgloren daggry, ved hanegal świt, pianie kura de madrugada (în) zori рассвет svitanie zora s petlovima hanegäll เช้ามืด tan/seher vakti 黎明 час, коли починають співати півні; світанок صبح تڑکے کا وقت bình minh
adj cock-eyed
ridiculous a cock-eyed idea. belaglik أحْمَق، سَخيف смахнат absurdní tåbelig doof γελοίος, παλαβός absurdo, ridículo hullumeelne مسخره؛ مضحک älytön absurde פוֹזֵל, מְעוּקָם बेतुका škiljav, iskrivljen abszurd konyol rangeygður assurdo ばかげた 어리석은 pajuokos vertas, absurdiškas dīvains; jucis mengarut ongerijmd sprø, galen śmieszny, idiotyczny ridículo trăznit абсурдный bláznivý smešen nastran knasig, uppåt väggarna ตลกขบขัน gülünç, saçma 荒唐的 навіжений, безглуздий بھینگا ngớ ngẩn
adj cockˈsure
very or too confident He was cocksure about passing the exam. windmaak واثِقٌ بِنَفْسِهِ أكْثر مما يَنْبَغي напълно убеден příliš jistý, sebejistý skråsikker todsicher υπερβολικά σίγουρος creído enesekindel بیش از حد مطمئن vuorenvarma outrecuidant בָּטוּח पूर्ण रूप से निश्चित samosvjestan magabiztos yakin handviss; of viss sicurissimo 信じ切って 자신만만한 visiškai tikras, pernelyg įsitikinęs pilnībā pārliecināts; pašpārliecināts terlalu yakin (te) zelfverzekerd skråsikker pewny seguríssimo abso­lut sigur (de) самоуверенный sebaistý popolnoma prepričan samouveren tvärsäker, självsäker มั่นใจมาก yüzde yüz emin olma 太自信的 цілком певний; самовпевнений کسی شے کا پورا یقین ہونا tự phụ 自信


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