cock 音标拼音: [k'ɑk]
n . 公鸡,公鸟,龙头,头目,锥形小干草堆
vt . 使耸立,使竖起
公鸡,公鸟,龙头,头目,锥形小乾草堆使耸立,使竖起
cock n 1 :
obscene terms for penis [
synonym : {
cock }, {
prick }, {
dick },
{
shaft }, {
pecker }, {
peter }, {
tool }, {
putz }]
2 :
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [
synonym : {
stopcock }, {
cock }, {
turncock }]
3 :
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [
synonym : {
hammer }, {
cock }]
4 :
adult male chicken [
synonym : {
cock }, {
rooster }]
5 :
adult male bird v 1 :
tilt or slant to one side ; "
cock one '
s head "
2 :
set the trigger of a firearm back for firing 3 :
to walk with a lofty proud gait ,
often in an attempt to impress others ; "
He struts around like a rooster in a hen house " [
synonym : {
tittup }, {
swagger }, {
ruffle }, {
prance },
{
strut }, {
sashay }, {
cock }]
Faucet \
Fau "
cet \,
n . [
F .
fausset ,
perh .
fr .
L .
fauces throat .]
1 .
A fixture for drawing a liquid ,
as water ,
molasses ,
oil ,
etc .,
from a pipe ,
cask ,
or other vessel ,
in such quantities as may be desired ; --
called also {
tap },
and {
cock }.
It consists of a tubular spout ,
stopped with a movable plug ,
spigot ,
valve ,
or slide .
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2 .
The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section .
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Cock \
Cock \ (
k [
o ^]
k ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Cocked } (
k [
o ^]
kt );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Cocking }.] [
Cf .
Gael .
coc to cock .]
1 .
To set erect ;
to turn up .
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Our Lightfoot barks ,
and cocks his ears . --
Gay .
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Dick would cock his nose in scorn . --
Swift .
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2 .
To shape ,
as a hat ,
by turning up the brim .
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3 .
To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner .
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They cocked their hats in each other '
s faces .
--
Macaulay .
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4 .
To turn (
the eye )
obliquely and partially close its lid ,
as an expression of derision or insinuation .
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{
Cocked hat }.
(
a )
A hat with large ,
stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown ,
thus making its form triangular ; --
called also {
three -
cornered hat }.
(
b )
A game similar to ninepins ,
except that only three pins are used ,
which are set up at the angles of a triangle .
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Cock \
Cock \ (
k [
o ^]
k ),
n . [
AS .
coc ;
of unknown origin ,
perh .
in imitation of the cry of the cock .
Cf . {
Chicken }.]
1 .
The male of birds ,
particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls .
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2 .
A vane in the shape of a cock ;
a weathercock .
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Drenched our steeples ,
drowned the cocks ! --
Shak .
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3 .
A chief man ;
a leader or master . [
Humorous ]
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Sir Andrew is the cock of the club ,
since he left us . --
Addison .
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4 .
The crow of a cock ,
esp .
the first crow in the morning ;
cockcrow . [
Obs .]
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He begins at curfew ,
and walks till the first cock .
--
Shak .
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5 .
A faucet or valve .
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Note :
Jonsons says , "
The handle probably had a cock on the top ;
things that were contrived to turn seem anciently to have had that form ,
whatever was the reason ."
Skinner says ,
because it used to be constructed in forma crit [
ae ]
galli ,
i .
e .,
in the form of a cock '
s comb .
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6 .
The style of gnomon of a dial . --
Chambers .
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7 .
The indicator of a balance . --
Johnson .
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8 .
The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch . --
Knight .
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9 .
a penis . [
vulgar ]
[
PJC ]
{
Ball cock }.
See under {
Ball }.
{
Chaparral cock }.
See under {
Chaparral }.
{
Cock and bull story }, {
an extravagant },
boastful story ;
a canard .
{
Cock of the plains } (
Zool .)
See {
Sage cock }.
{
Cock of the rock } (
Zool .),
a South American bird ({
Rupicola aurantia })
having a beautiful crest .
{
Cock of the walk },
a chief or master ;
the hero of the hour ;
one who has overcrowed ,
or got the better of ,
rivals or competitors .
{
Cock of the woods }.
See {
Capercailzie }.
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Cock \
Cock \,
n . [
Of .
coque ,
F .
coche ,
a small vessel ,
L .
concha muscle shell ,
a vessel .
See {
Coach },
and cf . {
Cog }
a small boat .]
A small boat .
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Yond tall anchoring bark [
appears ]
Diminished to her cock ;
her cock ,
a buoy Almost too small for sight . --
Shak .
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Cock \
Cock \,
v .
i .
To strut ;
to swagger ;
to look big ,
pert ,
or menacing .
--
Addison .
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Cock \
Cock \,
n .
A corruption or disguise of the word God ,
used in oaths .
[
Obs .] "
By cock and pie ." --
Shak .
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Cock \
Cock \,
n .
The act of cocking ;
also ,
the turn so given ;
as ,
a cock of the eyes ;
to give a hat a saucy cock .
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Cock \
Cock \,
n . [
It .
cocca notch of an arrow .]
1 .
The notch of an arrow or crossbow .
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2 .
The hammer in the lock of a firearm .
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{
At cock }, {
At full cock },
with the hammer raised and ready to fire ; --
said of firearms ,
also ,
jocularly ,
of one prepared for instant action .
{
At half cock }.
See under {
Half }.
{
Cock feather } (
Archery ),
the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch . --
Nares .
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Cock \
Cock \,
v .
t .
To draw the hammer of (
a firearm )
fully back and set it for firing .
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Cock \
Cock \,
v .
i .
To draw back the hammer of a firearm ,
and set it for firing .
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Cocked ,
fired ,
and missed his man . --
Byron .
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Cock \
Cock \,
n . [
Cf .
Icel .
k ["
o ]
kkr lump ,
Dan .
kok heap ,
or E .
cock to set erect .]
A small concial pile of hay .
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Cock \
Cock \,
v .
t .
To put into cocks or heaps ,
as hay .
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Under the cocked hay . --
Spenser .
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225 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cock ":
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 ,
brooder ,
broody hen ,
bubbly -
jock ,
buck ,
bull ,
bullock ,
bung ,
bunghole ,
bunkum ,
capital ,
capon ,
chanticleer ,
charge ,
check valve ,
chick ,
chickabiddy ,
chicken ,
chicky ,
chief ,
chieftain ,
cockerel ,
cork ,
crap ,
detonate ,
discharge ,
dog ,
domestic fowl ,
dominant ,
drain cock ,
drake ,
draw cock ,
drift ,
drop ,
duck ,
duckling ,
dune ,
dunghill fowl ,
eject ,
embankment ,
entire ,
entire horse ,
fall astern ,
fall behind ,
faucet ,
fell ,
fire ,
fire off ,
fowl ,
fryer ,
game fowl ,
gander ,
gate ,
get behind ,
get up steam ,
go backwards ,
go behind ,
gobbler ,
goose ,
gosling ,
guff ,
guinea cock ,
guinea fowl ,
guinea hen ,
gun ,
gun for ,
hart ,
haycock ,
haymow ,
hayrick ,
haystack ,
he -
goat ,
head ,
headman ,
heap ,
hen ,
hen turkey ,
hierarch ,
hill ,
hit ,
hokum ,
honcho ,
hydrant ,
jerk back ,
lapse ,
leader ,
let fly ,
let off ,
lid ,
load ,
lose ground ,
main ,
major ,
mass ,
master ,
molehill ,
mound ,
mountain ,
mow ,
needle valve ,
number one ,
outstanding ,
partlet ,
peacock ,
peg ,
pelt ,
pepper ,
petcock ,
pick off ,
pile ,
pin ,
pistol ,
plug ,
pontificate ,
pot ,
potshoot ,
potshot ,
poulard ,
poult ,
poultry ,
predominant ,
preeminent ,
prime ,
principal ,
pull back ,
pullet ,
pyramid ,
ram ,
recede ,
recidivate ,
regress ,
relapse ,
retrocede ,
retroflex ,
retrograde ,
retrogress ,
return ,
revert ,
rick ,
riddle ,
roaster ,
rooster ,
rot ,
ruck ,
sea cock ,
set ,
setting hen ,
shock ,
shoot ,
shoot at ,
shoot down ,
slip back ,
snipe ,
snowdrift ,
spigot ,
spike ,
spile ,
spill ,
spring chicken ,
stack ,
stag ,
stallion ,
steam up ,
steer ,
stewing chicken ,
stop ,
stopcock ,
stopgap ,
stopper ,
stopple ,
stot ,
strike ,
stud ,
studhorse ,
swagger ,
swank ,
swell ,
take a potshot ,
tap ,
tom ,
tom turkey ,
tomcat ,
top cow ,
top horse ,
torpedo ,
tup ,
turkey ,
turkey gobbler ,
turkey -
cock ,
valve ,
valvula ,
valvule ,
vane ,
warm up ,
weather vane ,
weathercock ,
wether ,
wind ,
wind cone ,
wind indicator ,
wind sock ,
wind up ,
wind vane ,
wind -
speed indicator
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