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cold-cock en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cold cock.
    alt of cold cock

Forms

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cold-cocks Number=Plur lexicographic

cold-cock en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (slang, transitive) To hit someone with a cold cock.
  2. (slang, transitive) To hit someone with a club, bottle, or any object that gives additional force to the blow.
  3. (slang, transitive) To knock someone unconscious.
    • "I can't believe it. You cold-cocked the big stud." "He blindsided and cold-cocked him," Greer said proudly. 1992, Ken Kesey, Sailor Song, page 153:

Forms

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cold-cocks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cold-cocking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cold-cocked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cold-cocked Tense=Past lexicographic