cock 1 of 4

as in valve
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid an automobile radiator cock

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cock

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noun (2)

cock

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noun (3)

as in tilt
the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle a slight cock of his head suggested that he was listening in on our conversation

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cock

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verb

as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle cocked his head to the side as he listened to her quizzically

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Noun
The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger. The New Yorker, 26 July 2024 The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
Verb
Jokic showed Towns a self-deprecating rendition of his Sombor Shuffle shooting form, dramatically cocking the ball back behind his head. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025 Cass cocked his head to one side, like a pheasant looking at a hawk. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cock
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Verb
  • Deputies were shooting at a downward angle, since the gore was sloped, and footage showed bullets striking the roadway.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2025
  • Being built on a hillside that sloped down from the nearby Manningham Lane brought another quirk, in that there was a void between the earth and the wooden floor ranging from nine to 30 inches.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Midway through the period, though, the ice started to tilt in the other direction.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • But it was renamed The Land of Hope and Dreams tour earlier this month, and is clearly tilting in a more political direction now that Trump is back in the White House.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • The nylon bristles are angled to ensure that strands migrate to the side of the cleaner head rather than getting wrapped around or tangled in the brush bar.
    Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 22 May 2025
  • Rather than build on a north-south axis, Frank angled the more than 5,000-square-foot steel-beam structure to run from the southeast to northwest on its corner parcel, with everything flaring out from a spacious central hub.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • The indictment says an off-duty law enforcement officer tipped Lam on Sept. 18 that authorities were on their way to arrest Lam at his Miami rental home.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 May 2025
  • As David’s hands neared the shoes, the stool tipped and then flipped.
    Jason Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Barry leans heavily on old clips of his writing to fill this book up, and that’s fine, but near the end the bag of leftovers grows soggy.
    Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • The baby, whom the couple welcomed in January, made exactly one cameo in Brittany’s photo dump from the family’s outing — a rare snap of the mom of three holding her while Patrick leaned down and smiled at the little one.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • The negotiations that led to the deal, recounted in interviews with people briefed on the matter, demonstrate Mr. Trump’s new strategy for bringing law firms to heel.
    Ben Protess, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Even the stainless-steel interior elevator is designed to operate when the boat is heeling at 20 degrees.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Cock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cock. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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