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cock
A	noun
	1	cock
			adult male bird
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna ╚chordate ╚vertebrate; craniate ╚bird ╚cock ╚gamecock; fighting cock
	2	cock, rooster
			adult male chicken
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna ╚chordate ╚vertebrate; craniate ╚bird ╚gallinaceous bird; gallinacean ╚domestic fowl; fowl; poultry ╚chicken; Gallus gallus ╚cock, rooster ╚cockerel
	3	hammer, cock
			the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚mechanism ╚mechanical device ╚striker ╚hammer, cock
	4	stopcock, cock, turncock
			faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚mechanism ╚control; controller ╚regulator ╚faucet ╚stopcock, cock, turncock
	5	cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz
			obscene terms for penis
		Category Tree: entity ╚thing ╚part; piece ╚body part ╚organ ╚erectile organ ╚penis; phallus; member ╚cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz
B	verb
	1	cock
			set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚cock
	2	cock
			tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
		Category Tree: move ╚cant; cant over; tilt; slant; pitch ╚cock
	3	swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
			to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚walk ╚swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock

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