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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cock a snook en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK, derogatory, idiomatic) To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To flout or show disrespect to.
    • to cock a snook at authority

Forms

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cocked a snook Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cocked a snook Tense=Past lexicographic
cocking a snook Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cocks a snook Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

thumb one's nose (perform the gesture) · take a sight (perform the gesture)