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Definition of mock
transitive verb
1 : to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride he has been mocked as a mama's boy — C. P. Pierce
2 : to disappoint the hopes of for any government to mock men's hopes with mere words and promises and gestures — D. D. Eisenhower
3 : defy, challenge the unstable, strange new world of subatomic particles that mock all attempts at understanding — Philip Howard
4a : to imitate (someone or something) closely : mimic a mockingbird was mocking a cardinal — Nelson Hayesb : to mimic in sport or derision followed the old man along the street mocking his gait
intransitive verb
: jeer, scoff she … mocked at his piety as affectation — Ferdinand Schevill
mocker
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Examples of mock in a Sentence
The boys mocked him for showing fear.
He mocks art only because he doesn't understand it.
They continue to mock the idea of a new government.
We are being mocked for our religious beliefs.
You can mock me as much as you like, but I'm going to do it anyway.
Recent Examples of mock from the Web
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And indeed, in their lyrics and videos, Salt-N-Pepa mock the macho posturing of male rappers.
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The artist herself said the portrait, which depicts certain physical features as small, wasn't intended to mock.
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But the ideas are still fairly radical at an agency that once mocked what is known today as green infrastructure.
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Of course, unlike when your friends mock your hashtag usage or excess of pectoral muscles, Hart's pals are famous people.
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When the schedule was first announced, Margate was to shoulder most of the summer work, leading some to wonder if Gov. Christie, who mocked the people of Margate for opposing his plan for protective dunes along the entire 127-mile coastline.
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I was often mocked for being too girly, for my lack of coordination in sports, or for defending bugs from the boys who wanted to crush them.
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Another play that mocked loyalists, The Group, was published two weeks before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
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Today, Black women athletes like Serena Williams are endlessly ridiculed, their physical strength mocked in anti-Black insults which demean their womanhood.
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Origin and Etymology of mock
Middle English, from moker
Synonym Discussion of mock
copy, imitate, mimic, ape, mock mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing. copy suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible. copied the painting and sold the fake as an original imitate suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation. imitate a poet's style mimic implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation. pupils mimicking their teacher ape may suggest presumptuous, slavish, or inept imitating of a superior original. American fashion designers aped their European colleagues mock usually implies imitation with derision. mocking a vain man's pompous manner
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Definition of mock
Examples of mock in a Sentence
they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit
obviously, the “priceless” Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock
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Back in April, Instagram account The Junk Food Aisle leaked a mock-up of the potential new flavor that caused panic on the internet.
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But no one was quite satisfied with the results of computer modeling or paper mock-ups, Wyne said.
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A Wednesday mock draft released by DraftExpress.com has Sumner going to the New York Knicks with the No.
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The company won’t fly prototypes of the two drones over Paris; the Valkyrie mock-up won’t be built at the company’s Sacramento facilities until early 2018, while the Mako remains a highly classified project.
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So even though junior college righty Nate Pearson of the College of Central Florida has been connected to the Mets in multiple mocks, the guess here is that New York will go with Peterson.
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But ESPN.com draft insider Chris Ford added a different twist in his most recent mock (behind the ESPN Insider pay wall): The Mavs take North Carolina State freshman guard Dennis Smith.
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PJ Dozier, 6-6 SG, South Carolina, sophomore -- See the complete NBAdraft.net mock draft here Tom Ziller, SBNation.com (May 30): 1.
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Another early 2018 mock, this from ESPN’s Todd McShay, projects UW defensive lineman Vita Vea as a late first-round pick.
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Origin and Etymology of mock
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Definition of mock
Examples of mock in a Sentence
We stared at him in mock surprise.
Every summer, our history club performs mock battles to relive our country's greatest war.
Recent Examples of mock from the Web
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The consensus among most prominent mock drafts is that Mitchell is bound for an early-double-digits pick.
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From among a sampling of mock drafts earlier this week, DraftExpress.com had Peters going No.
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When White Sox right-hander Mike Pelfrey was done with his start against the Blue Jays on Saturday, fellow pitcher Derek Holland intercepted him for a mock dugout interview, complete with a microphone and an odd request to guzzle a soft drink.
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Whole Foods has a reputation for expensive products, prompting some to mock Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' decision: Speaking of Bezos, there was plenty of commentary directed at the business mogul.
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In some of the most-recent mock drafts, Carlson has been pegged as a late first-round pick.
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But where Mr. Oldenburg’s mock shop was celebrating working-class culture in its natural habitat, Ms. Sparrow’s casts a nostalgic eye at a disappearing institution while swimming in a world of high-end retail and its clients.
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The last time someone was convicted of blasphemy in Denmark was 71 years ago when a man dressed up as a priest and mock-baptized a doll at a masquerade.
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The Pentagon this week claimed success in intercepting a mock intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Origin and Etymology of mock
see 1mock
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Definition of mock
: in an insincere or counterfeit manner —usually used in combination mock-serious
Origin and Etymology of mock
see 1mock
MOCK Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of mock for English Language Learners
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: to laugh at or make fun of (someone or something) especially by copying an action or a way of behaving or speaking
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: to criticize and laugh at (someone or something) for being bad, worthless, or unimportant
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Definition of mock for English Language Learners
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: an exam that does not count and that is done to practice for a real exam : a mock exam
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Definition of mock for English Language Learners
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: not based on real or honest feelings
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: done or performed to look like the real thing
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