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to cock

to cock

1 8.0
To walk proudly to show off
  • verb
  • /kɑk/
translation icon : pavonearse
  • As she strutted down the street, she definitely felt like she was cock of the walk.

Examples

  • ♪ ♪ Are you cock of the walk ♪ ♪ When you're walking alone?

  • You weren't too proud to cock a leg for him, eh?

  • Just cock the bat like this.

  • Why are we cocking around?

  • "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.

  • After winning the award, he began to cock his shoulders back and walk with pride.

Synonyms

to strut
vsto cock
41 5.5

To walk proudly to attract attention

expresses the same proud walking but differs only in style or form
to prance
vsto cock
28 4.8

To walk proudly with lively steps to get attention

uses a proud, self important gait rather than lively bouncing movements
to swagger
vsto cock
9 5.6

To walk or behave in a confident way to impress others

focuses only on proud walking to impress others rather than broader actions
to sashay
vsto cock
6 7.4

To walk in a confident, smooth way to attract attention

means proud, self important walking intended to impress rather than dance like movement
to ruffle
vsto cock
8.3

Walk in a proud showy way to get attention

is the same proud gait but differs only in style or usage
to tittup
vsto cock
  • Archaic
9.9

To walk in a lively, bouncing way to attract attention

focuses on proud walking to show self importance rather than sheer bouncing activity

Antonyms

22 4.6

To sit, stand, or walk with the shoulders and head bent forward in a lazy way

Idioms

to suck cock
  • Offensive
6 9.9

To perform oral sex on a man or use as a rude insult

1 9.2

To act too quickly without thinking first

9.9

Get up very early before sunrise

cock-a-hoop
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very proud and excited and showing it to others

to cock a snook
  • Archaic
9.9

Show openly that you do not respect someone, often by a rude gesture

9.9

A person who does not fit in and upsets others

To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy

9.9

To do something very badly and look foolish

To give sexual favors to a man to get a job promotion

9.9

Act too friendly and eager to please someone to get a favor

Phrasal Verbs

to cock off
  • Offensive
9.9

To tell someone to go away using rude language

Compounds

cock sucking
  • Offensive
4 9.9

An act of using the mouth to stimulate a man's penis for sexual pleasure

cock ring
  • Offensive
2 9.8

A ring worn around the penis base to help keep an erection by reducing blood flow

1 6.3

An absurd lie used to avoid blame or trick someone

cock tease
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude word for a person who shows sexual interest but refuses sex, often making others feel upset

1 9.1

A male chicken bred and trained to fight other roosters

1 9.9

A Scottish soup containing chicken and leeks, often with prunes

ball cock
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A valve with a floating ball that controls the water level in a toilet tank

chaparral cock
  • Archaic
9.9

A fast ground bird called a roadrunner that lives in dry parts of the United States and Mexico

7.2

A false story people tell to hide the real reason

9.9

A rude slang phrase used to insult women with many sexual partners

cock gobbler
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude word people use to insult someone who brags and seems foolish

A bright red or orange South American bird with a fan-shaped crest

cock pilot
  • Offensive
9.9

A pilot who has little experience and takes dangerous risks

cock sock
  • NSFW
9.9

A tight cover that people wear over the penis for modesty or support in sport and performance

escape cock
  • Archaic
9.3

A valve that opens by itself to let out extra pressure in a steam boiler

half-cock
  • Informal
9.9

A messy situation when people do not plan enough

jungle cock
  • Indian
9.5

A wild male bird like a rooster with bright feathers found in Asian forests

9.9

A male turkey with large colorful tail feathers

How Proud

swagger
38 6.5
to cock
1 8.0
to sashay
6 7.4
to walk
1.0
to saunter
18 5.5

Surface Forms

cock infinitive
cocked past
cocked past participle
cocking present participle
cocks third person singular

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.