to cock
13
8.2
- verb
- /kɑk/
- Specialized
:
amartillar
- Munny is disgusted, and he cocks the shotgun to do it himself.
- cock the gun
- cock the hammer
- cock a pistol
Let it warm in your palm before you cock it like so.
- Let it warm in your palm before you cock it like so.
- And he would cock the hammer and say, do that again and I'll kill you.
- If you have it on one second, you know, you cock it and you shoot it and it's like, that's the spring.
- So pistol out, cocked it down out below the dash out the view, just so that we were ready if we wanted to act.
- And I put one round in, cocked it, put it in my mouth and remember his sliver was coming out and I was just.
- What I think had happened is the cocking handle on ASA moves back and forth and when it fired that first round, it caught on my like loose black jacket.
- Or the you can have like your starting blocks could be a pre cocked trampoline facing forward.
Examples
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Again, one round in the magazine, cock the gun, squeeze the trigger, and...
Blog text (13) -
All you got to do is cock it back... and pull the trigger.
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Behind them, the two hard guys cock their guns.
Fiction book (1991) -
Now... you put both hands together, cock the hammer...
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Lord Bullingdon, cock your pistol and get ready to fire.
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Now this is a single action only revolver, which means that you have to manually cock the hammer for every shot.
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The terrorist cocks his pistol, leveling it at the pilot's head.
Fiction book (1996) -
The older cop cocks his gun, crosses himself, and wraps his hand around the doorframe.
Fiction book (1992) -
Scrimm cocks back the hammer on the pistol he's holding to Ruby's head.
Fiction book (1994) -
When you are ready to shoot, remember to cock the hammer back carefully.
Idioms
- Offensive
To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
4
9.9
An act of using the mouth to stimulate a man's penis for sexual pleasure
- Offensive
2
9.8
A ring worn around the penis base to help keep an erection by reducing blood flow
- Offensive
1
9.9
A rude word for a person who shows sexual interest but refuses sex, often making others feel upset
- Specialized
1
7.0
A valve with a floating ball that controls the water level in a toilet tank
- Archaic
A fast ground bird called a roadrunner that lives in dry parts of the United States and Mexico
- NSFW
A tight cover that people wear over the penis for modesty or support in sport and performance
How Ready
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cock: To cock a gun comes from the noun cock (the gun part) and means to set that part so it is ready to fire.