Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Definition of: cock
Our photo definition of Cock 
(kok) noun
1. A full-grown male of the domestic fowl.
2. Any male bird.
3. A leader; champion.
4. A weathercock.
5. A faucet, often with the nozzle bent downward.
6. In a firearm, the hammer; also, the position at which the hammer rests when raised.
7. A significant jaunty tip or upward turn; a bending or pricking up, as of a hat brim, the ears, eyes, etc.
—v.t.
1. To raise the cock or hammer of (a firearm) preparatory to firing.
2. To turn up or to one side alertly, jauntily, or inquiringly, as the head, eye, ears, etc.
—v.i.
3. To raise the hammer of a firearm.
4. To stick up be prominent.
—adjective Male: a cock lobster. [OE cocc]
Comment about this word, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: