cock 1  (k?k)n.1. a. An adult male chicken; a rooster.b. An adult male of various other birds.2. A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock.3. A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated.4. a. The hammer of a firearm.b. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.5. A tilting or jaunty turn upward: the cock of a hat.6. Vulgar Slang a. The penis.b. A man or boy regarded as mean or contemptible.7. Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning.tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks 1. To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing.2. To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use.3. To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner: cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question.4. To raise in preparation to throw or hit: cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch.Idiom: cock of the walk An overbearing or domineering person.[Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, probably from Late Latin coccus, from coco, a cackling, of imitative origin.]cock 2  (k?k)n. A cone-shaped pile of straw or hay.tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks To arrange (straw or hay) into piles shaped like cones.[Middle English cok.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cock (k?k) n1. (Animals) the male of the domestic fowl2. (Animals) a. any other male birdb. the male of certain other animals, such as the lobsterc. (as modifier): a cock sparrow. 3. (Building) short for stopcock, weathercock4. a taboo slang word for penis5. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a. the hammer of a firearmb. its position when the firearm is ready to be discharged6. informal Brit a friend, mate, or fellow7. a jaunty or significant tilting or turning upwards: a cock of the head. 8. informal Brit nonsensevb9. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to set the firing pin, hammer, or breech block of (a firearm) so that a pull on the trigger will release it and thus fire the weapon10. (Photography) (tr) to set the shutter mechanism of (a camera) so that the shutter can be tripped by pressing the shutter-release button11. (sometimes foll by: up) to raise in an alert or jaunty manner12. (intr) to stick or stand up conspicuously[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]cock (k?k) n (Agriculture) a small, cone-shaped heap of hay, straw, etcvb (Agriculture) (tr) to stack (hay, straw, etc) in such heaps[C14 (in Old English, cocc is attested in place names): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian kok, Danish dialect kok]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cock1 (k?k) n. 1. a male chicken; rooster. 2. the male of any bird, esp. of the gallinaceous kind. 3. Also called stopcock. a hand-operated valve or faucet that controls the flow of liquid or gas. 4. (in a firearm) a. the part of the lock that, by its fall or action, causes the discharge; hammer. b. the position of the hammer preparatory to firing, usu. drawn completely back. 5. Vulgar Slang. penis. 6. weathercock. 7. chief; leader. 8. Archaic. cockcrow. v.t. 9. to draw back the hammer of (a firearm) preparatory to firing. 10. to draw back in preparation for throwing or hitting. 11. to set (a camera shutter) for tripping. v.i. 12. to cock the hammer of a firearm. [before 900; Middle English; Old English cocc, c. Old Norse kokkr; orig. imitative] cock2 (k?k) v.t. 1. to turn up or to one side, often in a jaunty manner: The puppy cocked its ear at the sound. v.i. 2. to stand up conspicuously. n. 3. the act of turning up or to one side, esp. in a jaunty manner. [1705?15; probably v. use of cock1] cock3 (k?k) n. North Midland U.S. a conical pile of hay, dung, etc. [1350?1400; Middle English; compare dial. German Kocke heap of hay or dung, Norwegian kok heap, lump; akin to Old Norse k?kkr lump] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Cock a conical heap of produce or vegetation, e.g., of hay in the field in stacks.Examples: cock of barley, 1718; of corn, 1483; of grass, 1750; of hay, 1483; of oak (trees), 1473; of turf, 1881.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.cockPast participle: cockedGerund: cockingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativecockcockPresentI cockyou cockhe/she/it cockswe cockyou cockthey cockPreteriteI cockedyou cockedhe/she/it cockedwe cockedyou cockedthey cockedPresent ContinuousI am cockingyou are cockinghe/she/it is cockingwe are cockingyou are cockingthey are cockingPresent PerfectI have cockedyou have cockedhe/she/it has cockedwe have cockedyou have cockedthey have cockedPast ContinuousI was cockingyou were cockinghe/she/it was cockingwe were cockingyou were cockingthey were cockingPast PerfectI had cockedyou had cockedhe/she/it had cockedwe had cockedyou had cockedthey had cockedFutureI will cockyou will cockhe/she/it will cockwe will cockyou will cockthey will cockFuture PerfectI will have cockedyou will have cockedhe/she/it will have cockedwe will have cockedyou will have cockedthey will have cockedFuture ContinuousI will be cockingyou will be cockinghe/she/it will be cockingwe will be cockingyou will be cockingthey will be cockingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been cockingyou have been cockinghe/she/it has been cockingwe have been cockingyou have been cockingthey have been cockingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been cockingyou will have been cockinghe/she/it will have been cockingwe will have been cockingyou will have been cockingthey will have been cockingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been cockingyou had been cockinghe/she/it had been cockingwe had been cockingyou had been cockingthey had been cockingConditionalI would cockyou would cockhe/she/it would cockwe would cockyou would cockthey would cockPast ConditionalI would have cockedyou would have cockedhe/she/it would have cockedwe would have cockedyou would have cockedthey would have cockedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011Cock1. See Haycock.2. A rooster.1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn?t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan