English Dictionary

cock

IPA（発音記号）

/kɒk/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 イギリス英語 俗語 古風 廃用

(transitive, intransitive) To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired. / (intransitive) To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.

日本語の意味

銃や弓矢などの武器において、撃鉄（ハンマーなど）を上げて発射の準備をすること。 / 武器が発射可能な状態になるように、内部の機構をセットアップする動作。

Cock the old flintlock carefully before firing.

発射する前に、その古いフリントロック銃のハンマーを慎重に起こしてください。

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.

Cocked, fired, and missed his man.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.

In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly.

意味（3）

(transitive) To erect; to turn up.

Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears.

意味（4）

(Britain, transitive, slang) To copulate with; (by extension, as with fuck) to mess up, to damage, to destroy.

Please tell me the way to Cockfosters. ... Drink it warm, mate.

意味（5）

(transitive) To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.

He cocked his hat jauntily.

意味（6）

(intransitive, dated) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.

意味（7）

(intransitive, dated) To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.

意味（8）

(transitive, obsolete) To make a nestle-cock of, to pamper or spoil (of children)

cocks （ present singular third-person ）

cocking （ participle present ）

cocked （ participle past ）

cocked （ past ）