cock

/kɒk/ · noun

Meaning

A male bird, especially:
A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.
The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
The penis.
The circle at the end of the rink.
To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.
To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.
To erect; to turn up.
To copulate with.
To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.
To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
Expression of annoyance.
(where it is still sometimes used) Vulva, vagina.
A small conical pile of hay.
To form into piles.
Abbreviation of cock-boat, a type of small boat.
A corruption of the word God, used in oaths.

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