to cock
- verb
- /kɑk/
- As she strutted down the street, she definitely felt like she was cock of the walk.
Examples
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♪ ♪ Are you cock of the walk ♪ ♪ When you're walking alone?
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You weren't too proud to cock a leg for him, eh?
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Just cock the bat like this.
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Why are we cocking around?
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"Do you think," she said, cocking her ear toward the sliding door, "they're talking about us right now?"
Fiction book (1997) -
He walked into the room, cocking his head confidently as he greeted everyone.
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After winning the award, he began to cock his shoulders back and walk with pride.
Synonyms
To walk proudly to attract attention
To walk proudly with lively steps to get attention
To walk or behave in a confident way to impress others
To walk in a confident, smooth way to attract attention
Walk in a proud showy way to get attention
To walk in a lively, bouncing way to attract attention
Antonyms
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 Proud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cock: To cock in the sense of walking proudly comes from the rooster's strut and proud look, so someone who 'cocks' about walks in a bold, showy way.