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Definition of cock



Overview of noun cock

The noun cock has 5 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz

(obscene terms for penis)

2. stopcock, cock, turncock

(faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid)

3. hammer, cock

(the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled)

4. cock, rooster

(adult male chicken)

5. cock

(adult male bird)


Overview of verb cock

The verb cock has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) cock

(tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head")

2. (2) cock

(set the trigger of a firearm back for firing)

3. tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock

(to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house")