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cock
verb [T] (TURN) /kɒk/
/kɑːk/ Definition
› to move a part of your body upwards or in a particular direction: He cocked his head on one side with a slight frown. The dog cocked its leg (= urinated) against a tree. to cock an ear/eyebrowGestures with the head or shoulders cocked
/kɒkt/
/kɑːkt/ adjective › Her hat was cocked at a jaunty angle.Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
/kɑːkt/ adjective › Her hat was cocked at a jaunty angle.Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting(Definition of cock verb (TURN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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