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to recock

to recock

1 8.7
To tilt the head or ears to one side again to show attention
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkɒk/
: inclinar
  • She recocked her sunglasses on her nose to get a better view of the parade.

Examples

  • He recocked his hat at a jaunty angle before stepping onto the stage.

  • Leo looks away, raises his preshaped plaid hat, and recocks it, then...

    Fiction book (1995)

  • After he spoke, he recocked his head slightly, signaling that he was listening closely.

Antonyms

to straighten
126 2.5

Make something straight and in the right position

to level
98 3.7

To make land or a building flat with the ground

Surface Forms

recock infinitive
recocked past
recocked past participle
recocking present participle
recocks third person singular

Morphology

recock = cock (transparent) = re + cock

This is a regular use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to the posture verb 'cock'.

Etymology

Recock comes from re- 'again' and cock 'to tilt or set at an angle', as in the common phrase cock your head. So to recock means to tilt a head, hat, or ear 'again' to hear better or to show attention.