cock

(noun, verb, interjection)

interjection

1. (slang) Expression of annoyance.

noun

1. obscene terms for penis

Similar word(s): putz, shaft, tool

Definition categories: body, member, penis, phallus

2. faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid

Similar word(s): stopcock, turncock

Definition categories: man–made, faucet, spigot

3. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

Similar word(s): hammer

Definition categories: man–made, striker

4. adult male chicken

Similar word(s): rooster

Definition categories: animal, chicken

5. adult male bird

Definition categories: animal, bird

Sentences with cock as a noun:

- All right, cock?

- The farmhands stack the hay into cocks

verb

1. tilt or slant to one side

- cock one's head

Definition categories: motion, cant, pitch, slant, tilt

2. set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set

3. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Similar word(s): prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup

Definition categories: motion, walk

Sentences with cock as a verb:

- In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly.

- He cocked his hat jauntily.