cock
verb [T] (PREPARE GUN) /kɒk/
/kɑːk/ Definition
› to push the necessary piece of a gun up into position so that it is ready to fire: He cocked his rifle and took aim.Guns 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 (PREPARE GUN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- cannonball noun
- charge verb (EXPLOSIVE)
- crossfire noun
- double-barrelled adjective (GUN)
- fire sth off phrasal verb (SHOT)
- gunshot noun
- kick verb
- machine-gun verb
- misfire verb (GUN)
- point-blank adverb, adjective (CLOSE)
- recoil noun
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- shoot verb (WEAPON)
- shooting gallery noun (GUNS)
- shot noun (WEAPON)
- shot verb
- snipe verb
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