mock
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
mocks;
mocked;
mocking
mocks;
mocked;
mocking
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOCK
[+ object]
1
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to laugh at or make fun of (someone or something) especially by copying an action or a way of behaving or speaking
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The boys mocked him for showing fear.
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They mocked his cries for help. [=they imitated his cries for help in an exaggerated way that was meant to ridicule him]
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Other children would mock her accent. [=would make fun of the way she spoke by copying it in an exaggerated way]
2
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to criticize and laugh at (someone or something) for being bad, worthless, or unimportant
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He mocks art only because he doesn't understand it.
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They continue to mock the idea of a new government.
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We are being mocked for our religious beliefs.
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You can mock me as much as you like, but I'm going to do it anyway.
— mocking
adjective [more mocking; most mocking]-
mocking words
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a mocking crowd
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They laughed at him mockingly.
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mock
/ˈmɑːk/
adjective
2
mock
/ˈmɑːk/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOCK
always used before a noun
1
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not based on real or honest feelings
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“I'd love to go,” he said with a mock [=feigned, fake] smile.
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We stared at him in mock surprise.
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mock anger
2
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done or performed to look like the real thing
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Two boys started a mock [=simulated] fight in the hallway.
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Every summer, our history club performs mock battles to relive our country's greatest war.
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a mock trial [=a fake legal trial used for education and practice]
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a mock election
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mock
/ˈmɑːk/
noun
plural
mocks
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mock
/ˈmɑːk/
noun
plural
mocks
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOCK
[count]
British
:
an exam that does not count and that is done to practice for a real exam
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a mock exam
— usually plural
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He did so well on the mocks that I'm sure he'll pass the real ones.
