cocked 1 of 2

adjective

as in tipped

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cocked

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verb

past tense of cock
as in tilted
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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Recent Examples of cocked
Adjective
From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description. — Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 Such ambiguity works to the film’s advantage, as Leonberg focuses on Indy’s face and lets audiences project our own feelings onto the cocked head, the questioning expression, his brows arched in either curiosity or concern. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocked
  1. tipped
  2. tilted
  3. angled
  4. sloped
  5. heeled
  6. leaned
  7. slanted
  8. canted
Adjective
  • Workers want pay and benefits in line with what the union says is the new citywide standard, which is a minimum wage of $30 per hour for non-tipped workers by 2028, a 15-room daily quota for housekeeping workers, 18% banquet gratuity and more, the release says.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • Those who do appreciate that they are allowed to use them to help cover a wide variety of costs, whether that’s paying non-tipped staff like cooks and managers, buying raw materials or tackling health care premiums and credit card fees.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Definition of tipped
Verb
  • Hip-hop tilted the pop axis at the turn of the millennium and remains an arbiter of its taste.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The suit adds that the ground also tilted sideways at 14%, which is seven times steeper than the 2% limit.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tilted
Adjective
  • Soft lines and curves now coexist with angled shoulders and straight collars.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Even better, they’re crafted from a stretchy, wrinkle-resistant ponte fabric and feature both traditional angled and cargo-style pockets on each side.
    — Kaitlin Marks, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of angled
Verb
  • Across from the bed, the ceiling sloped precipitously, with a dormer cut into it.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The coast is dotted with colorful fishing villages, while the region’s interior is made up of rolling green hills and gently sloped vineyards.
    — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of sloped
Adjective
  • Wear it with sneakers for a day of sightseeing, and then throw on a pair of heeled sandals for an evening out.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Carlson posted the model on her Instagram story wearing the babydoll dress paired with bug-eye sunglasses and black heeled sandals.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of heeled
Verb
  • To convey those sensory elements, the perfume house began by marrying cherry and davana, then leaned into fractionated patchouli oil and relied on black violet notes for their depth.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
  • McConaughey leaned into the song’s easygoing twang, which made Langley’s tale of romantic abandonment for a Texas rival sound like a song that had been passed around a porch for generations.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaned
Adjective
  • The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • The light is always ‘slanted,’ casting the novel’s gnomic creations in disquieting atmospherics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of slanted
Adjective
  • Inside, the increasingly digital cockpit continues to evolve, with a new dash layout and canted touchscreens.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Definition of canted

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