cock
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
obscene terms for penis
Types & categories
- penis hypernym
Related & opposite
- vulgarism domain usage
Sense 2 verb
tilt or slant to one side
cock one's head
Types & categories
- cant hypernym
Sense 3 noun
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
Types & categories
- faucet hypernym
Sense 4 verb
set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
Types & categories
- put hypernym
Related & opposite
- hammer derivation
Sense 5 noun
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
Types & categories
- striker hypernym
Parts & wholes
- gunlock part holonym
Related & opposite
- cock derivation
Sense 6 verb
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Types & categories
- walk hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
adult male chicken
Types & categories
- Gallus gallus hypernym
- cockerel hyponym
Sense 8 noun
adult male bird
Types & categories
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | vulgarism |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | penis |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cant |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | faucet |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hammer |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | put |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cock |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | gunlock |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | striker |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | strut |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | prancer |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | swaggerer |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | walk |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | Gallus gallus |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cockerel |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | bird |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | gamecock |