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mock
[ mok ]
verb (used with object)
- to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
- to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.
- to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
- to challenge; defy:
His actions mock convention.
- to deceive, delude, or disappoint.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
- a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
- something mocked or derided; an object of derision.
- an imitation; counterfeit; fake.
- Shipbuilding.
- a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.
- Also called mock mold. bed ( def 23 ).
verb phrase
- to build a mock-up of.
mock
/ ɒ /
verb
- whenintr, often foll by at to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
- tr to imitate, esp in fun; mimic
- tr to deceive, disappoint, or delude
- tr to defy or frustrate
the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score
noun
- the act of mocking
- a person or thing mocked
- a counterfeit; imitation
- informal.often plural (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations
adjective
- sham or counterfeit
- serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes
a mock battle
mock finals
Derived Forms
- ˈdz쾱Բ, adverb
- ˈdz첹, adjective
- ˈdz, noun
- ˈdz쾱Բ, nounadjective
Other Word Forms
- dz·· adjective
- dz· noun
- ܲ·dz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mock1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mock1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
He does not appear in many mock drafts as a first-round pick.
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.
For Waters, humor is the ultimate weapon, and he wields it with irreverent goodwill, mocking himself first before tearing into anyone else.
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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