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with one side higher than the other; not straight: A leprechaun is usually shown wearing a cocked hat and shoes with large buckles. His head was slightly cocked. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting. acclivity.
Synonyms for COCKED: tipped, tilted, angled, heeled, sloped, slanted, canted, inclined; Antonyms of COCKED: easy, soft, gentle, moderate, gradual, flat, smooth, flush.
1. a. : the adult male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) : rooster. b. : the male of birds other than the domestic chicken. c. : woodcock. d. archaic : the crowing of a cock. also : cockcrow. e. : weathercock. 2. : a device (such as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid. the cock of an automobile radiator. 3. a.
Definition of cock verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Example Sentences. But gerrymandering has cold cocked the pendulum weight, stopped it dead. A cop pulled him over; the rookie had his gun cocked; the gun went off. Then, incredibly, he cocked his head and started making cooing sounds at the baby.
1. To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing. 2. To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use. 3. To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner: cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question. 4.
What does the adjective cocked mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective cocked , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
