a male chicken; rooster.

the male of any bird, esp. of the gallinaceous kind.

Also called stopcock. a hand-operated valve or faucet, esp. one opened or closed by rotating a cylindrical or tapered plug having part of the passage pierced through it from side to side.

(in a firearm)

the part of the lock that, by its fall or action, causes the discharge; hammer.

the position into which the cock, or hammer, is brought by being drawn partly or completely back, preparatory to firing.

Slang

Vulgar

penis.

sexual relations with a man.

a weathercock.

aleader; chief person.

Chiefly British Informal . pal; chum.

British Slang . nonsense.

Horology . a bracketlike plate holding bearings, supported at one end only. Compare bridge 1 ( def. 17 ) .

Archaic . the time of the crowing of the cock; early in the morning; cockcrow.

to pull back and set the cock, or hammer, of (a firearm) preparatory to firing.

to draw back in preparation for throwing or hitting

He cocked his bat and waited for the pitch.

to set (a camera shutter or other mechanism) for tripping. Compare trip 1 ( def. 28 ) .

to cock the firing mechanism of a firearm.

noun

capon , chanticleer , chicken , cock-a-doodle-doo , cockalorum , cockerelnotes:the male crab or lobster is a cock ; the female , a hen

verb

erect , hump , perk up , pile , prick , raise , stack , stand erect , stand up , stick upnotes:the male crab or lobster is a cock ; the female , a hen , capon , chanticleer , chicken , fowl , rooster