cock
1. obscene terms for penis • Syn: prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz • Usage Domain: obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word • Hypernyms: penis, phallus, member 2. faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid • Syn: stopcock, turncock • Hypernyms: faucet, spigot 3. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled • Syn: hammer • Hypernyms: striker • Part Holonyms: gunlock, firing mechanism 4. adult male chicken • Syn: rooster • Hypernyms: chicken, Gallus gallus • Hyponyms: cockerel 5. adult male bird • Hypernyms: bird • Hyponyms: gamecock, fighting cock
1. tilt or slant to one side (Freq. 2) - cock one's head • Hypernyms: cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. set the trigger of a firearm back for firing (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 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 • Syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay • Derivationally related forms: strut (for: strut), prancer (for: prance), prance (for: prance), swagger (for: swagger), swaggerer (for: swagger) • Hypernyms: walk • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s PP
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