Meaning of "cock" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COCK

Old English cocc (referring to the male fowl; the development of C15 sense spout, tap, and other transferred senses is not clear), ultimately of imitative origin; related to Old Norse kokkr, French coq, Late Latin coccus.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COCK

cock  [kɒk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCK

Cock is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cock in English.

WHAT DOES COCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cock

Cock may refer to: ▪ Cock ▪ Cocks ▪ Cock the male of any bird species, often specifically the male of the domestic fowl or chicken ▪.co.ck, a country code second-level domain of the Cook Islands ▪ Antonov An-22 or Cock, a heavy military transport aircraft ▪ Cock, a play by Mike Bartlett ▪ Cock, a slang term for the penis...

Definition of cock in the English dictionary

The first definition of cock in the dictionary is the male of the domestic fowl. Other definition of cock is any other male bird. Cock is also the male of certain other animals, such as the lobster.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COCK

PRESENT

Present

I cock

you cock

he/she/it cocks

we cock

you cock

they cock

Present continuous

I am cocking

you are cocking

he/she/it is cocking

we are cocking

you are cocking

they are cocking

Present perfect

I have cocked

you have cocked

he/she/it has cocked

we have cocked

you have cocked

they have cocked

Present perfect continuous

I have been cocking

you have been cocking

he/she/it has been cocking

we have been cocking

you have been cocking

they have been cocking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I cocked

you cocked

he/she/it cocked

we cocked

you cocked

they cocked

Past continuous

I was cocking

you were cocking

he/she/it was cocking

we were cocking

you were cocking

they were cocking

Past perfect

I had cocked

you had cocked

he/she/it had cocked

we had cocked

you had cocked

they had cocked

Past perfect continuous

I had been cocking

you had been cocking

he/she/it had been cocking

we had been cocking

you had been cocking

they had been cocking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will cock

you will cock

he/she/it will cock

we will cock

you will cock

they will cock

Future continuous

I will be cocking

you will be cocking

he/she/it will be cocking

we will be cocking

you will be cocking

they will be cocking

Future perfect

I will have cocked

you will have cocked

he/she/it will have cocked

we will have cocked

you will have cocked

they will have cocked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cocking

you will have been cocking

he/she/it will have been cocking

we will have been cocking

you will have been cocking

they will have been cocking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cock

you would cock

he/she/it would cock

we would cock

you would cock

they would cock

Conditional continuous

I would be cocking

you would be cocking

he/she/it would be cocking

we would be cocking

you would be cocking

they would be cocking

Conditional perfect

I would have cock

you would have cock

he/she/it would have cock

we would have cock

you would have cock

they would have cock

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cocking

you would have been cocking

he/she/it would have been cocking

we would have been cocking

you would have been cocking

they would have been cocking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cock
we let´s cock
you cock

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cock

Past participle

cocked

Present Participle

cocking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COCK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cock» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of cock

chanticleer · chopper · cockerel · dick · dong · John Thomas · knob · member · organ · pecker · perk up · phallus · pizzle · plonker · prick · raise · rooster · schlong · tool · wang · weenie · whang · winkle

TRANSLATION OF COCK

Find out the translation of cock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cock» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 公鸡
• Translator English - Spanish: gallo
• English: cock
• Translator English - Hindi: मुर्गा
• Translator English - Arabic: دِيك
• Translator English - Russian: петух
• Translator English - Portuguese: galo
• Translator English - Bengali: মোরগ
• Translator English - French: coq
• Translator English - Malay: Ayam jantan
• Translator English - German: Hahn
• Translator English - Japanese: おんどり
• Translator English - Korean: 수탉
• Translator English - Javanese: Pitik jago
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gà trống
• Translator English - Tamil: சேவல்
• Translator English - Marathi: कोंबडा
• Translator English - Turkish: horoz
• Translator English - Italian: gallo
• Translator English - Polish: kogut
• Translator English - Ukrainian: півень
• Translator English - Romanian: cocoș
• Translator English - Greek: κόκορας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: haan
• Translator English - Swedish: tupp
• Translator English - Norwegian: hane

5 QUOTES WITH «COCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cock.

1

Aeschylus

Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.

2

Richard Aldington

Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill.

3

Navjot Singh Sidhu

Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.

4

Frank Sinatra

Cock your hat - angles are attitudes.

5

Margaret Thatcher

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.

ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCK»

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cock is used in the context of the following news items.

Rule could spell cock-a-doodle doom for Jerry

Now he's wearing a sort of choke collar that stifles his cock-a-doodle-doos to such a degree that even when he's crowing at full force it doesn't ... «Bristol Press, Jul 15»

Cock-roach Tales: how top bartenders are using bugs in our drinks

As far as yuck factors go, the famous maggots scene in 80s cult classic The Lost Boys really takes the biscuit. Who in their right mind would ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Wolff: We cock-up together and win together

"We cock-up together and we win together, and the exchanges on the radio about what was happening and the strategy were spot on," he is ... «Planet F1, Jul 15»

Our cock-eyed response to violence

Robert Spears and Peter Addison died 20 years ago this Thursday in the tiny coastal town of Crescent Head, murdered by a violent man with a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

New Cock Robin t-shirt continues to bring back 'One in a Million …

Above / Too young to have experienced Cock Robin ice cream stores, these teens couldn't escape learning the history of Naperville's ... «Positively Naperville, Jul 15»

Greece debt crisis: Yanis Varoufakis rides out with a final blast of …

... a fiery quote, as he lambasted EU policies towards Greece that he said would “come down in economic history as the greatest cock-up ever”. «The Independent, Jul 15»

Fringe Review: Pretending Things Are A Cock

Given the title, it's easy to mistake affable Aussie comedian Jon Bennett's solo show for crass prop comedy, but in fact his dick-obsessed ... «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»

Juniors cock-a-hoop at basketball successes

Aylesbury Dux Junior Basketball Club has had a fantastic 2014/15 season with all age groups achieving great results. The club entered three ... «Bucks Herald, Jul 15»

Animal Care Services busts suspected cock fighting compound

More than 150 animals see confiscated Wednesday afternoon from what is suspected to be a cock fighting training and breeding compound on ... «San Antonio Sun Times, Jul 15»

Cock O' The North race timetable compressed to one day

This year's Cock O' The North races at Oliver's Mount will still take place over two days starting on July 18 but the 12-race programme is to just ... «BSN, Jul 15»