mock

[ mok ]

/ mɒk /

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verb (used with object)

to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

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.

verb (used without object)

to use ridicule or derision; scoff; jeer (often followed by at).

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.
bed(def 23).

adjective

feigned; not real; sham: a mock battle.

Verb Phrases

mock up, to build a mock-up of.

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Origin of mock

1400–50; late Middle English mokken < Middle French mocquer

SYNONYMS FOR mock

1 deride; taunt, flout, gibe; chaff, tease. See ridicule.

5 cheat, dupe, fool, mislead.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mock

mock·a·ble, adjectivemock·er, nounmock·ing·ly, adverbself-mock·ing, adjective

un·mocked, adjectiveun·mock·ing, adjectiveun·mock·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby mock

mocha stone, mocha ware, mochi, mochica, mochila, mock, mock chicken, mock epic, mock mold, mock moon, mock orange

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Example sentences from the Web for mockers

Why should Heathcote escape the jeers of mockers, while he (Dick) had to bear the brunt of them?
Follow My leader|Talbot Baines Reed
The man on the cross looked at the two mockers in deep sadness, and they became silent.
I.N.R.I.|Peter Rosegger
The judges of that city are represented as notorious liars and mockers of justice.
Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers|W. A. Clouston
The question of the mockers, "Where is the promise of His coming?"
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. Peter|J. Rawson Lumby

The believer heeds no more the mockers who ask, "Where is the promise of His coming?"
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. Peter|J. Rawson Lumby

British Dictionary definitions for mockers (1 of 2)

mockers

/ (ˈmɒkəz) /

pl n

put the mockers on informal to ruin the chances of success ofAlso (Austral): put the mock on, put the mocks on

Word Origin for mockers

C20: perhaps from mock

British Dictionary definitions for mockers (2 of 2)

mock

/ (mɒk) /

verb

(when intr, 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 frustratethe team mocked the visitors' attempt to score

noun

the act of mocking

a person or thing mocked

a counterfeit; imitation

(often plural) informal (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations

adjective (prenominal)

sham or counterfeit

serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposesa mock battle; mock finals

Derived forms of mock

mockable, adjectivemocker, nounmocking, noun, adjectivemockingly, adverb

Word Origin for mock

C15: from Old French mocquer

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pl n

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