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cock

 
 
/kɒk/ verb [T]

Translation

to move part of the body up or to the side
kalkmak, dikilmek, doğrulmak, ... e/a doğrultmak
to cock an ear/eyebrow19361946
cock sth up phrasal verb UK informal
to do something wrong or badly
berbat etmek, bir çuval inciri berbat etmek
I really cocked up my exams.1852
(Definition of cock verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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