cock 1 of 4

verb

Definition of cocknext
as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle cocked his head to the side as he listened to her quizzically

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cock

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noun (1)

as in tilt
the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle a slight cock of his head suggested that he was listening in on our conversation

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cock

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noun (2)

ˈkäk How to pronounce cock (audio)
as in valve
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid an automobile radiator cock

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cock

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noun (3)

as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another a cock of hay

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cock
  1. slope
  2. tilt
  3. valve
  4. pile
  5. angle
  6. tip
  7. stack
  8. lean
Verb
  • On Saturdays, Riverwalk Market Fair fills a small leafy park sloping down to the Cannon River with vendors selling fine art, fresh produce, and artisan food.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 15 Aug. 2026
  • After more than a year of use, the pillow can slope slightly overnight; a quick fluff brings it largely back to shape.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of slope
Noun
  • College football will be in the heart of its schedule by mid-October, making this tilt an important one for each team.
    — PJ Green August 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The true test for the Mets in this NL East tilt was whether or not the replacement bullpen arms could hold slim leads.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tilt
Noun
  • Wankel turned a valve, and billion-year-old brine sputtered out of one of the pipes.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That required doubling the engine speed to a heady 3,800 rpm, replacing the pushrod valves with double overhead camshafts for better control over timing, and moving to direct fuel injection at much higher pressure than the production engine.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of valve
Noun
  • Other factors, including enormous public debt piles, are also contributing to elevated yields.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Video from the scene showed a pile of shoes on the sidewalk near the water and sand.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pile
Verb
  • The console is angled toward the driver to create a more focused driving environment.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Views are also good at what has become something of a local landmark, particularly to drivers on the nearby M61 motorway who can’t fail to notice the sweeping roof and angled floodlight poles when lit up at night.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of angle
Noun
  • At the very southern tip of the region is Big Bend National Park, which shares 118 miles of border with Mexico and is spread across 801,163 acres in Texas.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Insider tip Have lunch in the Navy Yard area and thank me later.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tip
Noun
  • But even a stack of all that cash would be dwarfed by Wednesday’s 10-figure Powerball jackpot.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Disconnected Systems And Workflows As Tech companies grow, each team builds its own stack.
    — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of stack
Verb
  • DeMaio, his conservative following and right-leaning billionaires backing the measure have characterized it as a commonsense, bipartisan effort with broad public support.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • California was not host to that type of showdown this year, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, though progressive by national standards, was viewed by many left-leaning voters as a safer or more moderate primary choice.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of lean
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