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Meaning of cock in English

cock
noun
uk
/kɒk/ us
/kɑːk/

cock noun (BIRD)

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[ C ] mainly UK
(US also rooster)
an adult male chicken:
cock crows The cock started to crow.
 
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[ C ] mainly UK
used with the name of a bird to refer to the adult male of that type:
a cock robin
a cock pheasant
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cock noun (PENIS)

[ C ] offensive
a rude word for a penis

cock noun (FORM OF ADDRESS)

UK old-fashioned informal
(also cocker)
a friendly form of address, used especially by a man talking to another man:
Wotcher, cock! How's things?
cock
verb
uk
/kɒk/ us
/kɑːk/

cock verb (TURN)

[ T ]
to move a part of your body upwards or in a particular direction:
cock your head He cocked his head on one side with a slight frown.
cock a leg The dog cocked its leg (= urinated) against a tree.
to cock an ear/eyebrow
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cock verb (PREPARE GUN)

[ T ]
to push the necessary piece of a gun up into position so that it is ready to fire:
He cocked his rifle and took aim.
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Idiom

cock a snook at someone/something

Phrasal verb

cock something up
(Definition of cock from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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cock
noun [ C ]
us
/kɑk/

cock noun [C] (BIRD)

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a rooster (= an adult male chicken)
cock
verb [ T ]
us
/kɑk/

cock verb [T] (TURN)

to turn a part of the body in a particular direction:
He cocked his head to one side.

cock verb [T] (PREPARE GUN)

to prepare a gun so that it is ready for firing
(Definition of cock from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of cock

in Chinese (Traditional)
鳥, 公雞，雄雞, （與鳥名合用）雄鳥，雄禽…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
鸟, 公鸡，雄鸡, （与鸟名合用）雄鸟，雄禽…
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in Spanish
gallo, macho, pene…
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galo, macho, pênis…
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おんどり…
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yetişkin horoz, kalkmak, dikilmek…
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oiseau mâle, coq, robinet…
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gall…
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haan, mannetje, kraan…
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kohout, kohoutek, pták…
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hane, pik, løfte…
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ayam jago, keran, zakar…
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ไก่ตัวผู้, ก๊อกน้ำ, อวัยวะเพศชาย (คำสแลงและคำต้องห้าม)…
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gà trống, cái van, dương vật…
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kogut, nastawiać, podnieść…
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tupp, han[n]e, kran…
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ayam jantan, pili penutup, zakar…
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der Hahn, der Schwanz, aufrichten…
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hane, kran, kukk…
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수탉…
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півень, кран, пеніс…
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gallo, maschio di animali, valvola…
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