cock

The definition of a cock is a rooster.

(noun)

An example of a cock is a male chicken.

To cock is defined as to tilt or raise to an upright position.

(verb)

An example of to cock is tilting a hat to the side.
An example of to cock is a cat raising his ears when he hears a sound outside, he cocks his ears.

See cock in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: ME cok < OE coc & OFr coq, like Dan kok, ON kokkr, of echoic orig.

transitive verb

to tilt or set (a hat, etc.) jauntily on one side
to raise to an erect position: a dog cocks his ears
to tilt or turn (the eye or ear) toward something
1. to set the hammer of (a gun) in firing position
2. to set (a tripping device, as for the shutter of a camera) ready to be released
to draw back (one's fist, arm, etc.) ready to strike

intransitive verb

noun

a small, cone-shaped pile, as of hay

Origin: ME cokke, akin to ON køkkr, Dan kok, a pile < IE *quqā- < base *gēu-: see cog

transitive verb

to pile in cocks

See cock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. An adult male chicken; a rooster.
b. An adult male of various other birds.
A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock.
A leader or chief.
A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated.
a. The hammer of a firearm.
b. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.
A tilting or jaunty turn upward: the cock of a hat.
Vulgar Slang The penis.
Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning.

verb cocked, cock·ing, cocks

verb, transitive

To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing.
To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use.
To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner: cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question.
To raise in preparation to throw or hit: cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch.

verb, intransitive