to cock (a gun)

  • 11cock — I UK [kɒk] / US [kɑk] noun [countable] Word forms cock : singular cock plural cocks 1) a) an adult male chicken. The noise that a cock makes is called crowing. The usual American word is rooster. b) an adult male bird of any kind a cock pheasant… …

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  • 12gun — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, heavy ▪ loaded ▪ enemy ▪ They succeeded in silencing the enemy guns. ▪ anti aircraft …

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  • 13gun — Synonyms and related words: AA gun, Armstrong, BAR, BB gun, Benet Mercie, Beretta, Big Bertha, Bren, Bren gun, Browning, Cain, Colt, Garand, Garand rifle, Garling, Gatling, Gatling gun, Hotchkiss, Krupp, Lancaster, Lee Enfield, Lee Metford, Lewis …

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  • 14cock — 1. noun /kɑk,kɔːk,kɒk/ a) A male bird, especially a domestic fowl. All right, cock b) Male chicken or other gallinaceous bird. The farmhands stack the hay into cocks …

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  • 15gun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. firearm (see arms). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A cannon] Syn. piece, orDNAnce, heavy orDNAnce, rifle. Types of large guns include: long gun, siege gun, howitzer, mortar, antitank gun, culverin, field… …

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  • 16cock — cock1 [ kak ] noun count 1. ) MAINLY BRITISH a ROOSTER a ) an adult male bird of any kind: a cock pheasant 2. ) IMPOLITE a man s PENIS cock of the walk/roost/rock INFORMAL a man who thinks he is stronger, more intelligent, or more successful than …

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  • 17Gun Crazy — This article is about the 1950 film. For other uses, see Gun Crazy (disambiguation). Gun Crazy Theatrical release poster Directed by Joseph H. Lewis …

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  • 18cock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fighting COCK + VERB ▪ crow ▪ The cock crowed at dawn. COCK + NOUN ▪ fight …

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  • 19cock — I Australian Slang 1. (offensive) penis; 2. (derogatory and offensive) despicable male; 3. (Tasmania) term of address for a mate or friend (in Middle English (15th C.) this meaning was a metaphorical extension of cock meaning rooster ; cf. the… …

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  • 20gun —   Pū; waikī (rare).    ♦ Machine gun, pū mīkini.    ♦ Toy or popgun, pū pā ani.    ♦ Water or squirt gun, pū kī wai, pū wai.    ♦ Double barreled gun, pū kihi lua.    ♦ Gun carried on shoulders, pū kau po ohiwi.    ♦ Maxim gun, pu wili.    ♦ Cock …

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