English Dictionary

cock

/kɒk/

verb

(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.

The rooster cocked its head and crowed loudly.

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)