Definition of mock Mock

/mɑˈk/ - [mak] - mock

We found 20 definitions of mock from 5 different sources.

What does mock mean?

Noun Plural: mocks
mock - the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"
		derision, ridicule the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Verb mocks, mocking, mocked
mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
		bemock
		do by, handle, treat touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
		twit, taunt, tantalize, razz, tantalise, cod, bait, rally, rag, tease, ride attack with dogs or set dogs upon
		jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, blackguard, guy, rib, roast subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
		deride treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
		imitate, simulate, copy make a reproduction or copy of
		caricature, ape represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"
		impersonate represent another person with comic intentions
		burlesque, spoof, parody make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
Adjective mock, mocker, mockest
mock - constituting a copy or imitation of something; "boys in mock battle"

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mock (Noun)
An imitation, usually with the connotation that it's one of lesser quality.
mock (Noun)
Mockery, the act of mocking.
mock (Noun)
A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
mock (Verb)
To mimic, to simulate.
mock (Verb)
To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt.
mock (Verb)
To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
mock (Adjective)
imitation, not genuine mock turtle soup, mock leather; fake.

mock (v. t.)
To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
mock (v. t.)
To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
mock (v. t.)
To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation.
mock (v. i.)
To make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.
mock (n.)
An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
mock (n.)
Imitation; mimicry.
mock (a.)
Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.

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mock in sign language