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Plural for a male bird, especially of a domestic fowl
“This long-tailed cock was pale in color and beautiful in flight.”
Plural for a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid (from a reservoir)
“A thick brownish liquid, filled with scale and rust, poured out of the radiator cock.”
Plural for the act of setting, or of being set, at an angle
“With a cock of his head, Philippe sent Alain and Pierre out after them.”
Plural for a heap of things, especially laid or lying one on top of another
“Two ravens were sitting on a cock of hay, making an unusual noise, and pulling about the hay with their beaks.”
(vulgar) Plural for the male genitalia
“The cock was tastefully excluded from the painting.”
To raise or point upwards
“A dog lying curled up, seemingly fast asleep, will cock its ear at a noise.”
To be or cause to be at an angle
“He would cock his head to the side, as if he were listening for something that no one else could hear.”
To bend at an angle, especially of a limb or joint
“The men point their index fingers and cock their thumbs, waving imaginary guns over their heads.”
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