Meaning Of The Word Cock

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cock
countable noun: A cock is an adult male chicken.

cock in American English 1
the male of the chicken; rooster
noun: a male chicken; rooster
transitive verb: to pull back and set the cock, or hammer, of (a firearm) preparatory to firing

cock in American English 2
a small, cone-shaped pile, as of hay
to pile in cocks
intransitive verb: to stand or stick up conspicuously
transitive verb: to set or turn up or to one side, often in an assertive, jaunty, or significant manner

cock in American English 3
noun: a conical pile of hay, dung, etc.
transitive verb: to pile (hay, dung, etc.) in cocks

cock in British English 1
noun: the male of the domestic fowl
verb: to set the firing pin, hammer, or breech block of (a firearm) so that a pull on the trigger will release it and thus fire the weapon

cock in British English 2
noun: a small, cone-shaped heap of hay, straw, etc
verb: to stack (hay, straw, etc) in such heaps

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