Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cock

5 senses of cock

Sense 1
cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz -- (obscene terms for penis)
       => penis, phallus, member -- (the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism))

Sense 2
stopcock, cock, turncock -- (faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid)
       => faucet, spigot -- (a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir)

Sense 3
hammer, cock -- (the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled)
       => striker -- (the part of a mechanical device that strikes something)

Sense 4
cock, rooster -- (adult male chicken)
       => chicken, Gallus gallus -- (a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl)

Sense 5
cock -- (adult male bird)
       => bird -- (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cock

3 senses of cock

Sense 1
cock -- (tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head")
       => cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch -- (heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting")

Sense 2
cock -- (set the trigger of a firearm back for firing)
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 3
tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock -- (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")