cock - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cock

[ n.]

- The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.
- A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
- A chief man; a leader or master.
- The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow.
- A faucet or valve.
- The style of gnomon of a dial.
- The indicator of a balance.
- The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.
- The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.
- The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
- The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
- A small concial pile of hay.
- A small boat.
- A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths.

2 . Cock

[ v. i.]

- To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.
- To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing.

3 . Cock

[ v. t.]

- To set erect; to turn up.
- To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim.
- To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner.
- To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
- To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.
- To put into cocks or heaps, as hay.

Meaning of 'cock' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cock

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- tilt or slant to one side

Example in sentence:

cock one's head

Meaning (2):
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Example in sentence:

He struts around like a rooster in a hen house

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Cocktail party phenomenon
Cocktail party phenomenon is the term used by some psychologists to describe our perceptual ability to deal with several messages at once but attend to only one of them.

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