Main Entry:

²cock

Function:

verb

Date:

1575

intransitive verb

1: strut, swagger2: to turn, tip, or stick up3: to position the hammer of a firearm for firingtransitive verb1 a: to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing ; also : to set (the trigger) for firing b: to draw or bend back in preparation for throwing or hitting <a quarterback cocking his arm> <cock a bat> c: to set a mechanism (as a camera shutter) for tripping2 a: to set erect <a dog with one ear cocked> b: to turn, tip, or tilt usually to one side <cock one's head>3: to turn up (as a hat brim)

— cock a snook also cock snooks

: to thumb one's nose <cocking a snook at the establishment>