Mock
31mock — 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… …
32mock — 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… …
33mock — 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 …
34mock — 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… …
35mock — 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 …
36mock — 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… …
37mock — {{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 …
38mock — 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 ]… …
39mock — [[t]mɒk[/t]] v. t. 1) to treat with ridicule or contempt; deride 2) to mimic; imitate 3) to challenge; defy: His actions mock convention[/ex] 4) to delude; disappoint 5) to scoff; jeer (often fol. by at) 6) an act of mocking 7) something mocked… …
40mock up — verb construct a model of model an airplane • Syn: ↑model • Derivationally related forms: ↑model (for: ↑model), ↑modeller (for: ↑ …
