[{"word":"cocking","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly."},{"definition":"To erect; to turn up.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To copulate with.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He cocked his hat jauntily."},{"definition":"To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a nestle-cock of, to pamper or spoil (of children)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To form into piles.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The hunting of gamecocks.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Cockfighting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Offensive or worthless","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cock","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cocking"]}]