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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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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cock

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noun (2)

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 (3)

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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
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While his bandmates pranced around the stage with black dildos bobbing from their noses and top hats jauntily cocked, Forrest would open the show in a Joker-esque getup, holding a flaming Bible. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025 Like the self-portrait, Ezekiel’s sculpture portrays Titian with his head cocked toward his right shoulder, a lapel tucked underneath his coat, chains hanging around his neck, and his long beard and skullcap. Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cock
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  • Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The quick loss of water is even more evident in areas with banks, sloping lawns, and those with lots of hardscaping like walkways.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • The Endeavor features a centrifugal force spinning disk that tilts upwards.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Though conservative Ohio courts always conspired to tilt her battle uphill, the initial suit made a splash.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Why Some Cancers Manifest Differently While mammography and self-exams can tip you off to many breast cancers, inflammatory breast cancer is identified visually.
    Anisa Arsenault, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For now, economic heavyweights California and New York are treading water but could easily tip the scales.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The new album is described as leaning into the band's early post-punk and goth influences.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The frame is Japanese beech, making for a high-quality base that looks playful without leaning kitschy.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Cock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cock. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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