Tra từ cock - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cock [cock cocks cocked cocking] noun, verb BrE [kɒk] NAmE [kɑːk]
noun
1. (BrE) (also roost·er NAmE, BrE)countable an adult male chicken
•The cock crowed.
compare ↑hen
2. countable (especially in compounds)a male of any other bird
•a cock pheasant
see also ↑peacock
3. countable (taboo, slang)a ↑penis
4. countable = ↑stopcock
see also ↑ballcock
5. singular (old-fashioned, BrE, slang)used as a friendly form of address between men
see also ↑half-cock

Word Origin:
Old English cocc, from medieval Latin coccus; reinforced in Middle English by Old French coq.

Example Bank:
•The market traders cried out like barnyard cocks.
Idioms: ↑cock a snook at somebody ▪ ↑cock an ear at somebody
Derived: ↑cock something up

verb
1. ~ sth to raise a part of your body so that it is vertical or at an angle
•The dog cocked its leg by every tree on our route (= in order to ↑urinate ).
•He cocked an inquisitive eyebrow at her.
•She cocked her head to one side and looked at me.
•The dog stood listening, its ears cocked.
2. ~ a gun/pistol/rifle to raise the ↑hammer on a gun so that it is ready to fire
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English cocc, from medieval Latin coccus; reinforced in Middle English by Old French coq.

See also: ↑rooster