MOCK
mock
(adjective) constituting a copy or imitation of something; “boys in mock battle”
mock
(noun) the act of mocking or ridiculing; “they made a mock of him”
mock, bemock
(verb) treat with contempt; “The new constitution mocks all democratic principles”
mock
(verb) imitate with mockery and derision; “The children mocked their handicapped classmate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Mock (plural Mocks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mock is the 2301st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15847 individuals. Mock is most common among White (84.98%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
mock (plural mocks)
An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
Mockery, the act of mocking.
A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
(software engineering) A mockup or prototype.
Verb
mock (third-person singular simple present mocks, present participle mocking, simple past and past participle mocked)
To mimic, to simulate.
(rare) To create an artistic representation of.
To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt.
To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
(software engineering, transitive) To create a mockup or prototype of.
Synonyms
• See also mock
• See also imitate
Adjective
mock (not comparable)
Imitation, not genuine; fake.
Source: Wiktionary
Mock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Mocking.] Etym: [F.
moquer, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. mocken to mumble, G. mucken,
OSw. mucka.]
1. To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or
derision; to deride by mimicry.
To see the life as lively mocked as ever Still sleep mocked death.
Shak.
Mocking marriage with a dame of France. Shak.
2. To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud. 1 Kings xviii. 27.
Let not ambition mock their useful toil. Gray.
3. To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock
expectation.
Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies. Judg. xvi. 13.
He will not ... Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.
Milton.
Syn.
– To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize; disappoint. See
Deride.
Mock, v. i.
Definition: To make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or
jeering manner.
When thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed Job xi. 3.
She had mocked at his proposal. Froude.
Mock, n.
1. An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or
speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
Fools make a mock at sin. Prov. xiv. 9.
2. Imitation; mimicry. [R.] Crashaw.
Mock, a.
Definition: Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed;
sham.
That superior greatness and mock majesty. Spectator.
Mock bishop's weed (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs
(Discopleura) growing in wet places.
– Mock heroic, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic poem.
– Mock lead. See Blende (a).
– Mock nightingale (Zoöl.), the European blackcap.
– Mock orange (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs
(Philadelphus), with showy white flowers in panicled cymes. P.
coronarius, from Asia, has fragrant flowers; the American kinds are
nearly scentless.
– Mock sun. See Parhelion.
– Mock turtle soup, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other
meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle soup.
– Mock velvet, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See Mockado.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition