cock

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cocks, cocking, cocked

1) N-COUNT A cock is an adult male chicken. [mainly BRIT]

The cock was announcing the start of a new day.

Syn:

rooster

(in AM, use rooster)

2) N-COUNT: oft N n You refer to a male bird, especially a male game bird, as a cock when you want to distinguish it from a female bird. [mainly BRIT]

...a cock pheasant.

3) N-COUNT A man's cock is his penis. [INFORMAL, VERY RUDE]

4) VERB If you cock a part of your body in a particular direction, you lift it or point it in that direction.

[V n] He paused and cocked his head as if listening...

[V-ed] The Brigadier thought about this for a moment, head cocked to one side.

5) VERB If someone cocks their ear, they try very hard to hear something from a particular direction.

[V n] He suddenly cocked an ear and listened...

[V n] All ears were cocked for the footsteps on the stairs.

6) VERB When someone cocks a gun, they set a small device in the gun so that it is ready to fire.

[V n] His hands were too weak to cock his revolver.

7) → See also stopcock

8) to cock a snook at someone → see snook

Phrasal Verbs:

- cock up