Cock
WordNet
noun
(1) Adult male bird
(2) Adult male chicken
(3) The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
(4) Faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
(5) Obscene terms for penis
verb
(6) Set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
(7) Tilt or slant to one side
"Cock one's head"
(8) To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
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Etymology 1
, from , an onomatopoeia akin to Old Norse kokkr "cock", reinforced by and cocorico, also sound-imitative.
Noun
- A male bird, especially a domestic fowl.
- Male chicken or other gallinaceous bird.
- A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
- The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.
- The penis.
- The circle at the end of the rink.
- The state of being cocked; an upward turn, tilt or angle.
- A stupid person.
- An informal term of address.
- All right, cock
- A boastful tilt of one's head or hat
Verb
- To lift the cock of a firearm; to prepare (a gun) to be fired.
- To be prepared to be triggered.
- In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly.
- To erect, notably lift or tilt (headwear) boastfully
- To copulate with.
- To turn or twist something upwards or to one side.
- He cocked his hat jauntily.
Etymology 2
From cok, of Scandinavian origin
Etymology 3
from , from child-talk coco 'egg'