cock vs strut

cock

verb
  • To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully. 

  • To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired. 

  • To copulate with; (by extension, as with fuck) to mess up, to damage, to destroy. 

  • To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted. 

  • To erect; to turn up. 

  • To form into piles. 

noun
  • The penis. 

  • The circle at the end of the rink. 

  • The state of being cocked; an upward turn, tilt or angle. 

  • Vulva, vagina. 

  • Shuttlecock. 

  • A male fish, especially a salmon or trout. 

  • A cock pigeon. 

  • The bridge piece that affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. 

  • A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing. 

  • Hay-cock, a small conical pile of hay. 

  • The crow of a cock, especially the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. 

  • A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). 

  • The style or gnomon of a sundial. 

  • The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism. 

  • Nonsense; rubbish; a fraud. 

  • A man; a fellow, especially as a term of address. 

  • A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. 

  • The indicator of a balance. 

  • A stupid, obnoxious or contemptible person. 

  • A boastful tilt of one's head or hat. 

intj
  • Expression of annoyance. 

strut

verb
  • To be attached diagonally or at a slant; also, to be bent at a sharp angle. 

  • Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out. 

  • To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly. 

  • To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high. 

  • To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support. 

noun
  • A beam or rod providing support. 

  • An act of strutting (“bracing or supporting (something) by a strut or struts (sense 1); attaching diagonally; bending at a sharp angle”); specifically, deviation (of the spoke of a wheel) from the normal position. 

  • An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff. 

  • A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking. 

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