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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mock \Mock\, v. i.
     To make sport in contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful
     or jeering manner.
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           When thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
                                                    --Job xi. 3.
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           She had mocked at his proposal.          --Froude.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mock \Mock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mocked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Mocking.] [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.
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              To see the life as lively mocked as ever
              Still sleep mocked death.             --Shak.
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              Mocking marriage with a dame of France. --Shak.
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     2. To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
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              Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud. --1 Kings
                                                    xviii. 27.
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              Let not ambition mock their useful toil. --Gray.
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     3. To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as,
        to mock expectation.
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              Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies. --Judg. xvi.
                                                    13.
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              He will not . . .
              Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.
                                                    --Milton.
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     Syn: To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize; disappoint.
          See Deride.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mock \Mock\, n.
     1. An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous
        act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
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              Fools make a mock at sin.             --Prov. xiv.
                                                    9.
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     2. Imitation; mimicry. [R.] --Crashaw.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mock \Mock\, a.
     Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed;
     sham.
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           That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator.
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     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 (Zo["o]l.), the European blackcap.
  
     Mock orange (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs
        ({Philadelphus), with showy white flowers in panicled
        cymes. Philadelphus 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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mock \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mock \Mock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mocked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Mocking.] [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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mock \Mock\, a.
     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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mock \Mock\, v. i.
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  mock
       adj : constituting a copy or imitation of something; "boys in mock
             battle"
       n : the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"
       v 1: treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all
            democratic principles" [syn: bemock]
       2: imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked
          their handicapped classmate"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mock
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 ψεύτικος, προσποιητός
     2 εικονικός
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 αντικείμενο χλευασμού, περίγελως
     2 απομίμηση, μαϊμού
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) κάνω μίμηση, μιμούμαι
     2 (μτβ) κοροϊδεύω χλευάζω
     3 (μτβ) αψηφώ, περιφρονώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mock
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm muk)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Mock
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  mock
     a.
     imitation, not genuine; fake.
     n.
     1 An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
     2 (1: mockery); the act of #Verbing.
     3 A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students
  for an important exam.
     4 (lb en software engineering) A mock-up or prototype;
  ''particularly'', (ellipsis of en mock object nocap=1), as used in unit
  testing.
     vb.
     1 To mimic, to simulate.
     2 (lb en rare) To create an artistic representation of.
     3 (senseid en taunt) To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to
  taunt.
     4 To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Mock
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  mock
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm muk)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Mock
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  mock
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm muk)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Mock
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mock
     Englanti a.
     1 ei aito, jotain jäljittelevä
     2 (yhteys BrE k=en) (preliminääri, varsinaista tenttiä edeltävä)
  harjoittelun omainen, varsinaista jäljittelevä
     Englanti n.
     1 jäljitelmä
     2 (yhteys BrE k=en) preliminääri, harjoitustentti ennen varsinaista
     Englanti vb.
     1 jäljitellä
     2 matkia pilkallisesti, ilkkua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mock
     Engelska vb.
     1 gyckla, driva
     2 förlöjliga, håna
     3 parodiera, härma
     4 trotsa, utmana

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Mock /mˈɒk/
  السخرية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  mock //mɑk// //mɒk// //mɔk// 
  подражателски
  imitation, not genuine

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  mock //mɑk// //mɒk// //mɔk// 
  1. подигравка
  act of mocking
  2. пародия, подражание
  imitation

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  mock //mɑk// //mɒk// //mɔk// 
  1. дразня
  to disappoint someone
  2. имитирам, подражавам
  to mimic
  3. осмивам, подигравам
  to taunt