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mock

[ mok ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,

  2. to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.
  3. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
  4. to challenge; defy:

    His actions mock convention.

  5. to deceive, delude, or disappoint.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to use ridicule or derision; scoff; jeer (often followed by at ).

noun

  1. a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
  2. something mocked or derided; an object of derision.
  3. an imitation; counterfeit; fake.
  4. Shipbuilding.
    1. a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.
    2. Also called mock mold. bed ( def 23 ).

adjective

  1. feigned; not real; sham:

    a mock battle.

verb phrase

  1. to build a mock-up of.

mock

/ ɒ /

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by at to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
  2. tr to imitate, esp in fun; mimic
  3. tr to deceive, disappoint, or delude
  4. tr to defy or frustrate

    the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of mocking
  2. a person or thing mocked
  3. a counterfeit; imitation
  4. informal.
    often plural (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. sham or counterfeit
  2. serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes

    a mock battle

    mock finals

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdz쾱Բ, adverb
  • ˈdz첹, adjective
  • ˈdz, noun
  • ˈdz쾱Բ, nounadjective
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Other Word Forms

  • dz·· adjective
  • dz· noun
  • ܲ·dz adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mock1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English mokken, from Middle French mocquer
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mock1

C15: from Old French mocquer
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On his coffee table sits a gleaming metallic hood ornament, a winged pointed figure that looks like a mock spaceship that Gurr hoped would grace a new Lincoln.

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He does not appear in many mock drafts as a first-round pick.

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This mock draft contemplates a couple of trades that could facilitate a quarterback exodus: Buffalo trading the 29th pick and Philadelphia bailing on the 32nd.

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For Waters, humor is the ultimate weapon, and he wields it with irreverent goodwill, mocking himself first before tearing into anyone else.

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He was mocked by boxing followers when the WBC concluded the failed tests might have been caused by a "highly elevated consumption" of eggs.

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