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91mock — mock1 [mɔk US ma:k] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: moquier] 1.) [I and T] formal to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them = make fun of ▪ Opposition MPs… …
92mock — mock1 [mɔk US ma:k] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: moquier] 1.) [I and T] formal to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them = make fun of ▪ Opposition MPs… …
93mock — 1 verb 1 (I, T) formal to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by making unkind remarks about them or by copying them; make fun of: mock sth/sb: They have insulted us and mocked our religion. | It s easy for you to mock …
94mock — I UK [mɒk] / US [mɑk] adjective [only before noun] * 1) not real but intended to look or seem real mock guns and knives Each year they stage a mock battle to entertain tourists. 2) a mock feeling is one that you pretend you have, usually as a… …
95mock — v., adj., & n. v. 1 a tr. ridicule; scoff at. b intr. (foll. by at) act with scorn or contempt for. 2 tr. mimic contemptuously. 3 tr. jeer, defy, or delude contemptuously. attrib.adj. sham, imitation (esp. without intention to deceive); pretended …
96Mock auction — A Mock auction is a scam usually operated in a street market, disposal sale or similar environment, where cheap and low quality goods are sold at high prices by a team of confidence tricksters. In 19th Century New York, mock auctions revolved… …
97mock — 01. He was sent to the principal s office for [mocking] his teacher. 02. Part of our training in first aid included a [mock] fire with multiple casualties. 03. The other children often [mocked] Allan because he didn t know how to swim or ride a… …
98mock — {{11}}mock (adj.) 1540s, from MOCK (Cf. mock), verb and noun. Mock heroic is attested from 1711; mock turtle calf s head dressed to resemble a turtle, is from 1763; as a kind of soup from 1783. {{12}}mock (n.) derisive action or speech, early 15c …
99Mock duck — This article is about the food resembling duck meat. For the New York gang leader, see Mock Duck. For the object resembling a duck used in hunting, see Duck decoy (model). Mock duck …
100mock — mock1 [ mak ] verb intransitive or transitive * to make someone or something look stupid by laughing at them, copying them, or saying something that is not kind: Are you trying to mock me? Haven t you finished yet? he mocked. mock mock 2 [ mak ]… …
