cock 1 of 4

verb

Definition of cocknext
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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cock

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noun (1)

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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noun (2)

ˈkäk How to pronounce cock (audio)
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 (3)

as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another a cock of hay

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cock
  1. slope
  2. tilt
  3. valve
  4. pile
  5. angle
  6. tip
  7. stack
  8. lean
Verb
  • Cut at a 45-degree angle, sloping down toward the center of the rosebush.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Depending on the excursion’s stops, snorkelers might float above patch reefs or explore the channels between spur-and-groove coral formations as the reef slopes into deeper water.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of slope
Noun
  • Seasons are caused by the Earth’s tilt and orbit around the Sun.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Ordinarily, the subtle tilt in the moon's orbit causes its shadow to pass just below, or above our planet, missing it entirely.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of tilt
Noun
  • Wankel turned a valve, and billion-year-old brine sputtered out of one of the pipes.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That required doubling the engine speed to a heady 3,800 rpm, replacing the pushrod valves with double overhead camshafts for better control over timing, and moving to direct fuel injection at much higher pressure than the production engine.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of valve
Noun
  • These same bacteria will consume PHA in a compost pile, breaking it down within six months, Ford said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Investors also cheered signs that Berkshire is putting more of its massive cash pile to work under new CEO Greg Abel.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of pile
Verb
  • The console is angled toward the driver to create a more focused driving environment.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Views are also good at what has become something of a local landmark, particularly to drivers on the nearby M61 motorway who can’t fail to notice the sweeping roof and angled floodlight poles when lit up at night.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of angle
Noun
  • In about two short months, the NBA regular season will officially kick off, but if the volume of offseason golf is any indication, the competitiveness started well before that opening tip.
    — Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Staff greet you by name, offer local tips, and respond via text for anything from housekeeping to bike reservations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tip
Noun
  • But even a stack of all that cash would be dwarfed by Wednesday’s 10-figure Powerball jackpot.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Disconnected Systems And Workflows As Tech companies grow, each team builds its own stack.
    — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of stack
Verb
  • But Google's hardware pitch leans just as heavily on Gemini Intelligence — a suite of artificial intelligence features designed to understand what a user is doing on the phone and take action across different apps.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Back then, governments around the world, in sensible Keynesian fashion, leaned into stimulus plans to mitigate the postcrisis recessions.
    — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lean
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