1. Adult male chicken
   "The cock crowed at dawn, waking the entire farm";
   - rooster
    
2. Adult male bird
   "The cock pheasant's colourful plumage stood out in the field"
    
3. Faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
   "He turned the cock to shut off the water supply";
   - stopcock, turncock
    
4. The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
   "He slowly pulled back the cock of the revolver";
   - hammer
    
5. [Brit, informal] An informal form of address for a man
   "Say, cock, what are you doing?";
   - fellow, dude [informal], buster [informal], matey [Brit, informal], bruv [UK, informal], bro [US, informal], bo [US, informal]
    
6. [vulgar, informal] Obscene term for penis
   "The comedian's joke about his cock made the audience laugh uncomfortably";

1. Tilt or slant to one side
   "cock one's head"
    
2. Set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
   "He cocked the pistol before entering the room"
    
3. To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
   "He cocks around like a rooster in a hen house";
   - tittup [archaic], swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay [N. Amer]

Derived forms: cocks, cocking, cocked

Type of: adult male, bird, birdie [informal], bozo [N. Amer, informal], cant, cant over, cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], chicken, chook [Austral, NZ, informal], faucet [N. Amer], Gallus gallus, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], lay, man, member, penis, phallus, pitch, place, pose, position, put, set, slant, sod [informal], spigot, striker, tap, tilt, walk

Part of: firing mechanism, gunlock

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