as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
a cock of hay
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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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Recent Examples of cock
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
Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Painting the town There’s the mural of Quarterback Patrick Mahomes in profile, his throwing arm cocked, painted on the side of the Westport Ale House, 4128 Broadway Blvd.
—Eric Adler and, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
Cass cocked his head to one side, like a pheasant looking at a hawk.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Painting the town There’s the mural of Quarterback Patrick Mahomes in profile, his throwing arm cocked, painted on the side of the Westport Ale House, 4128 Broadway Blvd.
—Eric Adler and, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cock
Verb
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In the garden, children played fetch with the Ambassador’s herding dog, who scurried up and down the sloping grass, underneath cherry trees in full bloom.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mix course sand and organic material such as pine bark or leaf mold into the backfill soil and slope the soil up to the edges of the rootball.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These different rates can cause buildings to tilt and can lead to other infrastructure damage.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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So, one of the sets had to be literally tilted on its side.—
Mike Miller Published,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Someone angles to take a picture of a brunette in a crisp button-down and another in a crop top—which Laurence and I quickly realize are Charli XCX and Lorde.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
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For her second selfie, Allen shimmed slightly to the side, gently angling the camera towards her body.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Diggins and the rest of the WNBA are geared up to tip off their preseason games on Friday (May 2) with the first of 15 games.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 May 2025
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Though the reading was driven largely by a surge in imports ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariff order in early April, the report raised cautionary flags about the potential for the economy to tip into recession.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Saudi Arabia has leaned hard into boxing behind Alalshikh, who is launching a boxing promotion with UFC parent TKO Group Holdings and Sela, an entertainment subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 May 2025
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And, certainly, the president is leaning strongly in that.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Along with that case closing with the help of undercover FBI agent Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), drug smuggling, human trafficking and corruption among the border patrol is brought to heel by tribal police sergeant Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten).—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Whereas the other examples at places like Harvard and Columbia is the Trump administration more or less trying to bring higher education to heel, by making an example of some of the most visible universities, where there have been the most visible pro-Palestinian campus protests over the last year.—
Devan Schwartz,
Vox,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Cock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cock. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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