to make a mock of
1Mock — Mock, n. 1. An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer. [1913 Webster] Fools make a mock at sin. Prov. xiv. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. Imitation; mimicry. [R.] Crashaw. [1913 Webster] …
2mock up — verb construct a model of model an airplane • Syn: ↑model • Derivationally related forms: ↑model (for: ↑model), ↑modeller (for: ↑ …
3Mock the Week — logo Genre Comedy Format Panel game …
4Mock Turtle — Alice character The Gryphon and the Mock Turtle, illustrated by John Tenniel First appearance …
5Mock Spanish — is a term sometimes used to describe a variety of usages common in some otherwise monolingual Anglo American circles. The term has been popularized by anthropologist linguist Jane H. Hill of the University of Arizona, most recognizably in… …
6mock — [adj] artificial, fake apish*, bogus*, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, faked, false, feigned, forged, fraudulent, hokey*, imitation, imitative, make believe, mimic, phony, pretended, pseudo*, put on*, quasi*, sham*, simulated, so called*, spurious,… …
7mock — [mäk] vt. [ME mokken < OFr mocquer, to mock] 1. to hold up to scorn or contempt; ridicule 2. to imitate or mimic, as in fun or derision; burlesque 3. to lead on and disappoint; deceive 4. to defy and make futile; defeat [the fortress mocked… …
8Mock — Mock, v. i. To make sport in contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner. [1913 Webster] When thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? Job xi. 3. [1913 Webster] She had mocked at his proposal. Froude. [1913 Webster] …
9mock — I (deride) verb chaff, dericiere, disparage, fleer, flout, gibe, heckle, hold in derision, hold up to ridicule, hoot, inridere, insult, jeer, joke about, lampoon, laugh at, ludibrio, make a butt of, make a fool of, make fun of, poke fun at, rag,… …
10mock-up — [mäk′up΄] n. [altered (< MOCK & UP1) < Fr maquette, a sketch, mock up < maquiller, to pretend, orig. a cant term, to work < dial. makier, to make, do < MDu maken, akin to MAKE1] a scale model, usually a full sized replica, of a… …
