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cock

cock

29 3.7
An adult male bird, especially a chicken
  • noun
  • /kɑk/
translation icon : gallo
  • Every morning, the cock crows loudly to announce the start of the day.
  • cock's crow
  • cock's feathers

It's like, like the cocks everywhere running around.

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Examples

  • Contrary to the cock's loud and monotonous crows, Hamsun's voice has several pitches.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Just so, a yard cock will draw up his chest and crow.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The next morning, he went to see the king and spoke of the cock that had caught her.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The Cuban crowd is going crazy as a fighting cock is moving in for the kill.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • People were placing bets and yelling, ready to pit two cocks against each other.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Above the bunches of their tops, the stars of morning faded as the cocks took up their cry.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The farmer has a proud cock that struts around the coop, watching over the hens.

  • We watched as the colorful cock chased after the hen in the yard.

Synonyms

rooster
vscock
  • US
87 1.0

A grown male chicken that often crows on farms

is a broader term for adult male birds not limited to chickens

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

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 Young

egg
1.0
chick
123 1.0
young bird
1 1.2
cock
29 3.7

Surface Forms

cock singular
cocks plural

Etymology

Cock: The word cock for a male bird comes from an old English word cocc that named the rooster; imagine the proud bird that crows at dawn, and you will remember cock as a male chicken.