Cock
41cock — cock1 [kɔk US ka:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(chicken)¦ 2¦(male bird)¦ 3¦(sex organ)¦ 4 cock and bull story 5¦(object that controls flow)¦ 6¦(man)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: cocc male chicken ] 1.) …
42cock up — verb raise The dog pricked up his ears • Syn: ↑prick up, ↑prick • Hypernyms: ↑rear, ↑erect • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
43cock — [[t]kɒ̱k[/t]] 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… …
44cock — 1 noun 1 CHICKEN (C) especially BrE an adult male chicken; rooster AmE see also: cock a doodle doo 2 SEX ORGAN (C) taboo a penis 3 cock and bull story a story or excuse that is silly and unlikely but is told as if it were true: She gave me some… …
45cock — I UK [kɒk] / US [kɑk] noun [countable] Word forms cock : singular cock plural cocks 1) a) an adult male chicken. The noise that a cock makes is called crowing. The usual American word is rooster. b) an adult male bird of any kind a cock pheasant… …
46cock — n. rooster (esp. BE) 1) cocks cock a doodle doo, crow water tap 2) a ball cock opening of a water tap 3) full cock (a water tap turned on full cock) * * * [kɒk] crow [ rooster ] (esp. BE) cocks cock a doodle doo [ water tap ] a ball cock [… …
47cock — cock1 cocklike, adj. /kok/, n. 1. a male chicken; rooster. 2. the male of any bird, esp. of the gallinaceous kind. 3. Also called stopcock. a hand operated valve or faucet, esp. one opened or closed by rotating a cylindrical or tapered plug… …
48cock — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, anthill, backslide, ball cock, ball valve, baloney, bank, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bilge, billy, billy goat, boar, bosh, boss, broiler,… …
49cock — cock1 [ kak ] noun count 1. ) MAINLY BRITISH a ROOSTER a ) an adult male bird of any kind: a cock pheasant 2. ) IMPOLITE a man s PENIS cock of the walk/roost/rock INFORMAL a man who thinks he is stronger, more intelligent, or more successful than …
50cock — n British 1. a term of address (for men). It proba bly derives from cock sparrow , or from the image of a brave fighting cock. Typi cally, the word is used in an affectionate, bantering way in expressions such as the dated cockney wotcher cock!… …
