mock

Object

• pretension: Certainly a product of the colonial system, his short stories nonetheless mocked the pretensions of the Barbadian upper classes.
• laughter: There was a craziness in her head, like mocking laughter that echoed her own.
• smile: He stopped and looked at her, thrusting his hand in his pockets and making a mocking smile curl his lips.
• laugh: A mocking laugh rang around the inside of my skull.
• tone: People called what happened " Peterloo " in mocking tones of the British victory at Waterloo.
• crowd: Madonna even mocked the crowd once she got inside the building, according to a report.

Preposition: at

• sin: They make a mock at sin ( 14:9 ).

Modifies a noun

• exam: Also there is a mock exam at the end of the textbook, which is quite useful.
• courtroom: Pupils from S1 attended for their two-hour session at the Law School's mock courtroom.
• viva: Furthermore, if mock vivas are not arranged for them, candidates should request them.
• interview: Consider booking a mock interview with your Careers Adviser.
• trial: In addition, a new video to support teams taking part in mock trials was produced, with funding from the DCA.
• battle: You'll have fun dashing around the war torn ramparts, staging mock battles.

Modifying Another Word

• mercilessly: I'm hoping Kate doesn't want to slap me. Eminem mercilessly mocks Madonna in his new video.
• gently: The Playboy of the Western World would smile to see himself so gently mocked.
• almost: They just pulled back almost mocking me and then drove off... they thought it was highly amusing.
• often: Young people have a tendency to be intolerant of difference and often mock their peers who are clever or hard working.
• even: Madonna even mocked the crowd once she got inside the building, according to a report.
• n't: Please do n't mock my faith which is real.

Used with adjective complement

• do: Please don't mock my faith which is real.