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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 51Թ Forms
- dz·· adjective
- dz· noun
- ܲ·dz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mock1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mock1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
After the war, the cargo cult became a tradition, with adherents even building mock airstrips to induce John Frum to return from the skies with cargo.
But Galatasaray inflamed the situation further by posting a video on X mocking Mourinho in the style of US comedy South Park.
After all, Zelensky doesn’t have much choice — “You don’t have the cards,” Trump mocked him.
Some of the Russian coverage has taken a mocking tone, with pro-Kremlin NTV saying Trump treated America's allies in Europe as "serfs" who only respond with "moaning".
But this mock draft, which comes on the eve of the NFL’s annual owners meeting, contemplates three quarterbacks in the top seven picks.
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