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mock  (mk)

v. mocked, mock·ing, mocks

v.tr.

1. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride.

2.

a. To mimic, as in sport or derision. See Synonyms at ridicule.

b. To imitate; counterfeit.

3. To frustrate the hopes of; disappoint.

v.intr.

To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.

n.

1.

a. The act of mocking.

b. Mockery; derision: said it merely in mock.

2. An object of scorn or derision.

3. An imitation or a counterfeit.

adj.

Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.

adv.

In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.

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[Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer.]

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mocker n.

mocking·ly adv.

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mocker [ˈmɒkə] Austral slang, old-fashioned

verb

(Clothing & Fashion) clothing

n (tr)

(Clothing & Fashion)

all mockered up dressed up

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mocker - someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision flouter, jeerer, scoffer disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	2.	mocker - long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds Mimus polyglotktos, mockingbird oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus genus Mimus, Mimus - type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds

Translations

mocker [ˈmɒkəʳ] N

1. (= scoffer) → mofador(a) m/f

2. to put the mockers on sth → dar al traste con algo
to put the mockers on sb → hacer que algn fracase

mocker

n

→ Spötter(in) m(f), → spöttischer Mensch

to put the mockers on something (Brit inf) → etw vermasseln (inf)

mocker [ˈmɒkəʳ] n → chi prende in giro