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cock¹ (k

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.

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.]

cock² (k

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.]

cock¹

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the male of the domestic fowl

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

a. any other male bird

b. the male of certain other animals, such as the lobster

c. (as modifier) a cock sparrow

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) short for stopcock, weathercock

4. a taboo slang word for penis

5. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)

a. the hammer of a firearm

b. its position when the firearm is ready to be discharged

6. Brit informal a friend, mate, or fellow

7. a jaunty or significant tilting or turning upwards a cock of the head

8. Brit informal nonsense

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to set the firing pin, hammer, or breech block of (a firearm) so that a pull on the trigger will release it and thus fire the weapon

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (tr) to set the shutter mechanism of (a camera) so that the shutter can be tripped by pressing the shutter-release button

3. (tr; sometimes foll by up) to raise in an alert or jaunty manner

4. (intr) to stick or stand up conspicuously See also cockup

[Old English cocc (referring to the male fowl; the development of C15 sense spout, tap, and other transferred senses is not clear), ultimately of imitative origin; related to Old Norse kokkr, French coq, Late Latin coccus]

cock²

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a small, cone-shaped heap of hay, straw, etc.

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to stack (hay, straw, etc.) in such heaps

[C14 (in Old English, cocc is attested in place names): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian kok, Danish dialect kok]

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

Noun	1.	cock - obscene terms for penis pecker, peter, putz, dick, prick, tool, shaft 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.	cock - faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid stopcock, turncock 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 hammer firing mechanism, gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearm striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
	4.	cock - adult male chicken rooster 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
Verb	1.	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" prance, strut, swagger, tittup, sashay, ruffle 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

noun

1. cockerel, rooster, chanticleer We heard the sound of a cock crowing in the yard.

2. (Taboo slang) phallus, member, tool (taboo slang), dick (taboo slang), organ, prick (taboo slang), knob (Brit. taboo slang), chopper (Brit. slang), plonker (slang), dong (slang), pecker (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), John Thomas (taboo slang), weenie (U.S. slang), tadger (Brit. slang), schlong (U.S. slang), willie or willy (Brit. informal) She glanced at his cock, then pointed and laughed.

verb

raise, prick up, perk up He suddenly cocked an ear and listened.

Translations

cock [kɒk]

A. N

1. (esp Brit) (= rooster) → gallo m; (= other male bird) → macho m
old cock! → ¡amigo!, ¡viejo!
cock of the walk → gallito m del lugar

2. (= tap) (also stopcock) → llave f de paso

3. (= penis) → polla f

4. [of gun] → martillo m
to go off at half cock (fig) [plan] → ponerse en práctica sin la debida preparación

B. VT

1. [+ gun] → amartillar; [+ head] → ladear
to cock one's eye at → mirar con intención a, guiñar el ojo a
to cock a snook at sb/sth (Brit) (fig) → burlarse de algn/algo

2. (also cock up) [+ ears] → aguzar
to keep one's ears cocked → mantenerse alerta, aguzar el oído or la oreja

C. CPD cock sparrow N → gorrión m macho
cock teaser N → calientapollas f inv

cock up VT + ADV to cock sth up (Brit) → joder algo

cock [ˈkɒk]

(= rooster) → coq m

(= male bird) → oiseau m mâle

(= penis) → bite f >, bitte f >

modif [bird] → mâle

[+ gun] → armer

to cock one's ears [animal] → dresser l'oreille; [person] → tendre l'oreille
cock-a-doodle-doo [ˌkɒkəˌduːd^əlˈduː] excl → cocorico!
cock-and-bull story [ˌkɒkəndˈbʊlˈstɔːrɪ] n → histoire f à dormir debout

cock

(= rooster) → Hahn m; (= weathercock) → Wetterhahn m; (the) cock of the walk or roost → der Größte (inf)

(= male bird) → Männchen nt

(= tap) → (Wasser)hahn m

(of rifle) → Hahn m

(of hat) → schiefer Sitz

(Brit, inf: = mate) → Kumpel m (inf)

(sl: = penis) → Schwanz m (sl)

to cock the gun → den Hahn spannen

ears → spitzen; the parrot cocked its head to one side → der Papagei legte seinen Kopf schief or auf die Seite; to cock a snook at somebody (Brit) (lit) → jdm eine lange Nase machen; (fig) → zeigen, dass man auf jdn pfeift

cock:

cock-a-doodle-doo

n → Kikeriki nt

cock-a-hoop

adj → ganz aus dem Häuschen, außer sich vor Freude

cock-a-leekie (soup)

n → Lauchsuppe f → mit Huhn

cock:

cockeyed

adj (inf)

(= crooked) → schief

(= absurd) idea → verrückt, widersinnig

cockfight

n → Hahnenkampf m

cockhorse

n (old) → Steckenpferd nt

cock:

cock sparrow

n → (männlicher) Spatz

cocksucker

n (pej, vulgar) → Schwanzlutscher(in) m(f) (pej)

cocksure

adj → (ganz) sicher, fest überzeugt; don’t you be so cock → sei dir deiner Sache (gen) → nicht zu sicher; to be cock of oneself → von sich (dat) → selber or selbst sehr überzeugt sein

cock [kɒk]

1. n

a. (rooster) → gallo; (male bird) → maschio

b. (fam!) (penis) → cazzo (fam!)

2. vt (gun) → armare
to cock (up) one's ears (also) (fig) → drizzare le orecchie
to cock a snook at (make rude gesture) → fare marameo a (fig) → burlarsi di

cock up vt + adv (Brit) (fam) → incasinare
see also cock-up

cock [kɒk]

1. n

a. (rooster) → gallo; (male bird) → maschio

b. (fam!) (penis) → cazzo (fam!)

2. vt (gun) → armare
to cock (up) one's ears (also) (fig) → drizzare le orecchie
to cock a snook at (make rude gesture) → fare marameo a (fig) → burlarsi di

cock up vt + adv (Brit) (fam) → incasinare
see also cock-up

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 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 公鸡

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 (가스 등의) 꼭지 čiaupas krāns pili penutup kraan kran, hane kurek válvula robinet кран kohútik pipa slavina kran, pip, tapp ก๊อกน้ำ musluk, valf 水龍頭，閥門 кран ٹونٹی cái van 旋塞

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 pimpalas zakar pik kukk, penis kutas pila penis половой член vták klinec penis kuk อวัยวะเพศชาย (คำสแลงและคำต้องห้าม) sik 陰莖的俚語說法 пеніс عضوِ تناسل کے لئے استعمال ہونے والا عام لفظ dương vật 小鸡儿（阴茎的(俚语)阴茎

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 (귀 등을) 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 使竖起

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) 공이를 뒤로 제치다 atlaužti gaiduką uzvilkt (šautenes gaili) pencekah de haan spannen spenne hanen på odwieść kurek engatilhar a arma взводить (курок) natiahnuť kohútik napeti zapeti spänna hanen, osäkra ง้างนกสับ horuzu kaldırmak 扣上(槍的)扳機 звести курок بندوق کا گھوڑا چڑھانا lên cò súng 扳起（枪枝的）击铁［扳机］

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 mettere di sghembo 斜めにかぶる (특히 모자를) 치켜 올리다 nusmaukti uzlikt (cepuri uz vienas auss) menyengetkan scheef opzetten sette på skrå przechylać pôr de esguelha a trage pe o ureche заламывать (шляпу) nadvihnúť na stran pomakniti nakriviti sätta på sned เอียง yan giymek 斜戴(帽子) надіти набакир ترچھا کرنا hếch lên 歪戴（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 젊은 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 півник مرغ کا پٹھہ gà trống choai 小公鸡,好斗的年轻人

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 건방진 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 狂妄自大的 самовдоволений; пихатий متکبّر ، خود پسند kiêu ngạo 骄傲自大的

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 터무니 없는 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 無稽之談 нісенітниця ناقابل یقین داستان chuyện bịa 荒诞的故事

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 닭이 우는 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 清早 час, коли починають співати півні; світанок صبح تڑکے کا وقت bình minh 黎明

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 荒唐的

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 어처구니 없는 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 極(過)度自信的 цілком певний; самовпевнений کسی شے کا پورا یقین ہونا tự phụ 太自信的

cock → دِّيك kohout hane Hahn κόκορας gallo kukko coq pijetao gallo おんどり 수탉 haan hane kogut galo петух tupp ไก่ตัวผู้ horoz gà trống 龙头

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