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Noun
S:
(n)
cock
,
prick
,
dick
,
shaft
,
pecker
,
tool
,
putz
(obscene terms for penis)
S:
(n)
stopcock
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cock
,
turncock
(faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid)
S:
(n)
hammer
,
cock
(the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled)
S:
(n)
cock
,
rooster
(adult male chicken)
S:
(n)
cock
(adult male bird)
Verb
S:
(v)
cock
(tilt or slant to one side)
"cock one's head"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
sentence frame
S:
(v)
cock
(set the trigger of a firearm back for firing)
S:
(v)
tittup
,
swagger
,
ruffle
,
prance
,
strut
,
sashay
,
cock
(to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others)
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"