cocked
Because it is a word with a single syllable, cocked is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofcocked
- To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.
- To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.
Example: "In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly."
- To erect; to turn up.
- To copulate with.
- To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.
Example: "He cocked his hat jauntily."
- To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
- To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.
- To make a nestle-cock of, to pamper or spoil (of children)
- To form into piles.
- Drunk
- (in combination) Having a specified form or penis or a specific number of penises
Example: "The large-cocked man entered the dressing room."
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