Noun
- 2. stopcock, cock, turncock, faucet, spigot
- usage: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
- 3. hammer, cock, striker
- usage: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- 4. cock, rooster, chicken, Gallus gallus
- usage: adult male chicken
- 5. cock, bird
- usage: adult male bird
Verb
- 1. cock, cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
- usage: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
- 2. cock, put, set, place, pose, position, lay
- usage: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
- 3. tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock, walk
- usage: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
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