to cock
- verb
- /kɑk/
- Nathan stopped and looked up, cocking his head to listen.
- cock one's head
- cock an eyebrow
- cock one's wrist
And many of you looked at me, cocked your head to the side and said, I'm angry.
- And many of you looked at me, cocked your head to the side and said, I'm angry.
- A jar of royal crown she was fingering rose dark as alleys on a young girl's head cocked to one side like a Modigliani.
- And and then he looks and there's, you know, Jenny's son watching Sesame Street, this head all cocked like this.
Examples
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Now, she cocks her head, listens for that memory to slide in.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now cock your wrist.
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Cock your head a little.
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"Why are you so interested?" she asked, cocking her head to one side.
Fiction book (1995) -
And many of you looked at me, cocked your head to the side and said, I'm angry.
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Sometimes he cocks his head, puzzled.
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"Water?" she hazarded a guess, cocking a brow at the can.
Fiction book (1995) -
"And that would be for whom?" he inquired, cocking an eyebrow.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I don't know myself," Raven Hunter said, cocking his head.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now cock your head slightly to understand what I'm saying.
Synonyms
To move something so it leans or falls to one side
To move or turn something so it is not straight
To turn something so it sits at an angle
Idioms
- Offensive
To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
An act of using the mouth to stimulate a man's penis for sexual pleasure
- Offensive
A ring worn around the penis base to help keep an erection by reducing blood flow
- Offensive
A rude word for a person who shows sexual interest but refuses sex, often making others feel upset
- Specialized
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 Tilted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cock: To cock your head comes from the quick tilt birds make when they listen, so when you 'cock' your head you simply tilt it to one side.