Definitions for COCK
cock

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.4 / 5 votes

1. cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putznoun

   obscene terms for penis

2. stopcock, cock, turncocknoun

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

3. hammer, cocknoun

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

4. cock, roosternoun

   adult male chicken

5. cockverb

   adult male bird

6. cockverb

   tilt or slant to one side

   "cock one's head"

7. cockverb

   set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

8. tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cockverb

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

   "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cock

   in composition, signifies small or little.

2. COCKnoun

   Etymology: cocc, Saxon; coq, French.

   1. The male to the hen; a domestick fowl, remarkable for his gallantry, pride, and courage.

   Cocks have great combs and spurs; hens, little or none. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 85.

   True cocks o’ th’ game,
   That never ask for what, or whom, they fight;
   But turn ’em out, and shew ’em but a foe,
   Cry liberty, and that’s a cause of quarrel. John Dryden, Span. Fryar.

   The careful hen
   Calls all her chirping family around,
   Fed and defended by the fearless cock. James Thomson, Spring.

   2. The male of any small birds.

   He was confirmed in this by observing, that calves and philosophers, tygers and statesmen, cock sparrows and coquets, exactly resemble one another in the formation of the pineal gland. Scriblerus Club , Mart Scrib.

   3. The weathercock, that shews the direction of the wind by turning.

   You cataracts and hurricanoes spout,
   ’Till you have drench’d our steeples, drown’d the cocks! William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   4. A spout to let out water at will, by turning the stop.

   When every room
   Hath blaz’d with lights, and bray’d with minstrelsy,
   I have retir’d me to a wasteful cock,
   And set mine eyes at flow. William Shakespeare, Timon.

   It were good there were a little cock made in the belly of the upper glass. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 16.

   Thus the small jett, which hasty hands unlock,
   Spirts in the gard’ner’s eyes who turns the cock. Alexander Pope, Dunc.

   5. The notch of an arrow.6. The part of the lock of a gun that strikes with the flint. Perhaps from the action, like that of a cock pecking.]

   Skinner.

   With hasty rage he snatch’d
   His gunshot, that in holsters watch’d,
   And bending cock, he levell’d full
   Against th’ outside of Talgol’s skull. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 2.

   A seven-shot gun carries powder and bullets for seven charges and discharges. Under the breech of the barrel is one box for the powder; a little before the lock another for the bullets; behind the cock a charger, which carries the powder from the box to a funnel at the further end of the lock. Nehemiah Grew.

   7. A conquerour; a leader; a governing man.

   Sir Andrew is grown the cock of the club since he left us. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 130.

   My schoolmaster call’d me a dunce and a fool;
   But at cuffs I was always the cock of the school. Jonathan Swift.

   8. Cockcrowing; a note of the time in a morning.

   We were carousing ’till the second cock. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   He begins at curfew, and goes ’till the first cock. William Shakespeare.

   9. A cockboat; a small boat.

   They take view of all sized cocks, barges, and fisherboats hovering on the coast. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwal.

   The fishermen that walk upon the beach,
   Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark,
   Diminish’d to her cock; her cock, a buoy,
   Almost too small for sight. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   10. A small heap of hay. [Properly cop.]

   As soon as the dew is off the ground spread the hay again, and turn it, that it may wither on the other side: then handle it, and, if you find it dry, make it up into cocks. John Mortimer.

   11. The form of a hat. [From the comb of the cock.]

   You may see many a smart rhetorician turning his hat in his hands, moulding it into several different cocks. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 408.

   12.The style or gnomon of a dial. Ephraim Chambers13. The needle of a balance.14. Cock on the Hoop. Triumphant; exulting.

   Now I am a frisker, all men on me look;
   What should I do but set cock on the hoop? William Camden, Remains.

   You’ll make a mutiny among my guests!
   You will set cock a hoop! William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   For Hudibras, who thought h’ had won
   The field, as certain as a gun,
   And having routed the whole troop,
   With victory was cock a hoop. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 3.

3. To Cockverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To set erect; to hold bolt upright, as a cock holds his head.

   This is that muscle which performs the motion so often mentioned by the Latin poets, when they talk of a man’s cocking his nose, or playing the rhinoceros. Joseph Addison, Spect.

   Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears;
   O’er yonder stile see Lubberkin appears. John Gay, Pastorals.

   Dick would cock his nose in scorn,
   But Tom was kind and loving. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To set up the hat with an air of petulance and pertness.

   Dick, who thus long had passive sat,
   Here strok’d his chin and cock’d his hat. Matthew Prior.

   An alert young fellow cock’d his hat upon a friend of his who entered. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 403.

   3. To mould the form of the hat.4. To fix the cock of a gun ready for a discharge.

   Some of them holding up their pistols cocked, near the door of the house, which they kept open. John Dryden, Æn. Dedicat.

   5. To raise hay in small heaps.

   Sike mirth in May is meetest for to make,
   Or summer shade, under the cocked hay. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.

4. To Cockverb

   1. To strut; to hold up the head, and look big, or menacing, or pert.

   Sir Fopling is a fool so nicely writ,
   The ladies would mistake him for a wit;
   And when he sings, talks loud, and cocks, would cry,
   I vow, methinks, he’s pretty company. Dryden.

   Every one cocks and struts upon it, and pretends to overlook us. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 108.

   2. To train or use fighting cocks.

   Cries out ’gainst cocking, since he cannot bet. Ben Jonson.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COCK

   The term "cock" can refer to a male chicken, or more commonly, it is a slang term for the male genitalia.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cocknoun

   the male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls

2. Cocknoun

   a vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock

3. Cocknoun

   a chief man; a leader or master

4. Cocknoun

   the crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow

5. Cocknoun

   a faucet or valve

6. Cocknoun

   the style of gnomon of a dial

7. Cocknoun

   the indicator of a balance

8. Cocknoun

   the bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch

9. Cockverb

   to set erect; to turn up

10. Cockverb

    to shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim

11. Cockverb

    to set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner

12. Cockverb

    to turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation

13. Cockverb

    to strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing

14. Cocknoun

    the act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock

15. Cocknoun

    the notch of an arrow or crossbow

16. Cocknoun

    the hammer in the lock of a firearm

17. Cockverb

    to draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing

18. Cockverb

    to draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing

19. Cocknoun

    a small concial pile of hay

20. Cockverb

    to put into cocks or heaps, as hay

21. Cocknoun

    a small boat

22. Cocknoun

    a corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths

23. Etymology: [Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha muscle shell, a vessel. See Coach, and cf. Cog a small boat.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cock

   kok, n. the male of birds, particularly of the domestic fowl: the time of cock-crowing: a weathercock: a plucky chap, a term of familiarity, as 'Old cock:' a strutting chief or leader: anything set erect: a tap for liquor: part of the lock of a gun, held back by a spring, which, when released by the trigger, produces the discharge.—v.t. to set erect or upright: to set up, as the hat: to draw back the cock of a gun: to turn up to one side: to tilt up knowingly, inquiringly, or scornfully.—v.i. to strut: to swagger.—ns. Cockāde′, a knot of ribbons or something similar worn on the hat as a badge; Cockalō′rum, a bumptious little person: a boy's game; Cock′-broth, the broth made from a boiled cock; Cock′chafer, the May-bug, an insect of a pitchy-black colour, most destructive to vegetation; Cock′-crow, -ing, early morning, the time at which cocks crow.—adj. Cocked, set erect: turned up at one side.—ns. Cock′er, one who follows cock-fighting: a small dog of the spaniel kind employed by sportsmen in pheasant and woodcock shooting; Cock′erel, a young cock: a young man—also Cock′le, whence Cock′le-brained, foolish; Cock′-eye, a squinting eye: the loop by which a trace is attached to the whipple-tree.—adj. Cock′-eyed.—ns. Cock′-fight, -ing, a fight or contest between game-cocks: a fight; Cock′-horse, a child's rocking-horse.—adj. prancing, proud.—adv. properly a-cock-horse = on cock-horse, on horseback: exultingly.—ns. Cock′laird (Scot.), a yeoman; Cock′loft, the room in a house next the roof; Cock′-match, a cock-fight; Cock′pit, a pit or enclosed space where game-cocks fought: a room in a ship-of-war for the wounded during an action; Cock′roach, the common black beetle; Cocks′comb, the comb or crest on a cock's head: a fop: the name of various plants; Cock′shut (Shak.), twilight, probably referring to the time when poultry are shut up; Cock′-shy, a free throw at a thing, as for amusement.—adj. Cock′-sure, quite sure, often without cause.—n. Cock′swain (see Coxswain).—adjs. Cock′sy, Cox′y, bumptious.—n. Cock′tail, a racing horse that is not thoroughbred: one who apes the gentleman: (U.S.) a drink of spirits flavoured with various ingredients.—adjs. Cock′tailed, having the tail cocked or tilted up; Cock′y, impudent.—ns. Cock′y-leek′y, soup made of a fowl boiled with leeks; Cock′yolly, a nursery or pet name for a bird.—Cock-a-doodle-doo, the cry of the cock; Cock-a-hoop, a phrase expressing reckless exultation; Cock and pie, used as an exclamation (see Pie, 2); Cocked hat, the old-fashioned three-cornered hat, the triangular pointed hat worn as part of some full-dress uniforms: a note folded into a three-cornered shape; Cock of the walk, chief of a set; Cock's-foot grass, a genus of grasses very abundant in Britain, and furnishing an important part of both natural and artificial pastures; Cock the eye (coll., humorous), to wink.—A cock-and-bull story, an incredible tale.—Full-cock, when the cock of a gun is drawn full back: when a tap is full open; Half-cock, the position of the cock of a gun when drawn back half the whole distance.—Knock into a cocked hat, 'to lick out of shape:' to give a profound beating. [A.S. coc; Ice. kokkr.]

2. Cock

   kok, n. a small pile of hay.—adj. Cocked, heaped up in cocks. [Sw. koka, a lump of earth; Dut. kogel; Ger. kugel, a ball.]

3. Cock

   kok, n. (Shak.) a cock-boat. Now Cock-boat.

4. Cock

   perversion of the word God.—Cock and pie (see Pie, 2).

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cock

   That curved arm affixed to the lock of small arms, which, when released by the touch of the trigger, flies forward and discharges the piece by percussion, whether of flint and steel, fulminating priming, needles abutting on the latter, &c.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. cocknoun

   Penis. I'm shaking these bitches from off my cock -- Dirty featuring Lil' Burn One (Gangsta)

2. cocknoun

   Vagina. I remember - she wouldn't give the cock to anybody who lived on the block -- Ice Cube (Look Who's Burnin'), The bitch jumped up with no respect. I had to put the big, big bitch in check. I said, 'Ya come a little closer and ya will get shot, I'm sober anyway, I don't need no cock.' -- Schoolly D (Saturday Night)

3. cocknoun

   A cockeral

4. cocknoun

   A cockle shell

5. cocknoun

   A cockroach

6. cocknoun

   A joint

7. cocknoun

   Abbreviation of cocaine

8. cockverb

   To get the hammer of a gun in place to shoot. Cock the hammer, it's time for action -- Cypress Hill (Cock the hammer)

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1. COCK

   What does COCK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the COCK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COCK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cock is ranked #106096 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cock surname appeared 168 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cock.
   
   75.6% or 127 total occurrences were White.
   11.3% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   10.7% or 18 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Chicken
   • Faucet
   • Penis
   • Position
   • Tilt
   • Walk

How to pronounce COCK?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say COCK in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COCK in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COCK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of COCK in a Sentence

1. Carl William Brown:

   Life is nothing but a cock and bull story, and one of the best of its kind.

2. George R.R. Martin:

   ...How would you like to die, Tyrion son of Tywin?” “In my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a maiden's mouth around my cock, at the age of eighty,” he replied.

3. Theodosia Garrison:

   At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below.

4. Proverb:

   When a cock invites a cockroach for a birthday party, he has prepared dinner for himself.

5. Cesar Chavez, letter:

   Kindness and compassion toward all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people. Racism, economic deprival, dog fighting and cock fighting, bull fighting and rodeos are cut from the same fabric: violence. Only when we have become nonviolent toward all life will we have learned to live well ourselves.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COCK
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=COCK
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COCK
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=COCK
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=COCK
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html