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mock::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bemock |
| Type of | treat, handle, do by |
| Has types | make fun, poke fun, rag, rally, razz, rib, guy, ridicule, roast, blackguard, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, deride, ride, cod, bait, jest at, laugh at |
| Derivation | mocker, mockery |
The new constitution mocks all democratic principles.
mock::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|
boys in mock battle.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | imitate, copy, simulate |
| Has types | parody, ape, burlesque, caricature, impersonate, spoof |
| Derivation | mocker |
The children mocked their handicapped classmate.
Examples of mock
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For a change, hockey wonks are doing mock drafts, not mocking the All-Star Game.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
It's fashionable to mock metaphor-overloaded stories of baseball's annual rites.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
They hand the phone over immediately when she rings, and mock her to my husband.
From the guardian.co.uk
The estate has a mock castle, ornamental lakes, a cricket pitch and 3,000 acres.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Mid-Day Mumbai mourned the defeat parodying cricket's most famous mock obituary.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Some BBC colleagues were detained for 24 hours and subjected to mock executions.
From the bbc.co.uk
British character pervades Tigre, with Victorians and half-timbered mock Tudors.
From the post-gazette.com
Others told of being subjected to a mock execution just before they left Brazil.
From the time.com
No matter who ends up in the White House, Colbert and Colbert are ready to mock.
From the usatoday.com
- Constituting a copy or imitation of something; "boys in mock battle"
- The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"
- Treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
- Imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
- (mocking) derisive: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
- (mocking) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
- An imitation, usually with the connotation that it's one of lesser quality; Mockery, the act of mocking; A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam; To mimic, to simulate; To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt; this sense? ...
- (mocking) action of the verb to mock; derisive or contemptuous; teasing or taunting
- (Mocks) Short for mock-ups or screenshot style prototypes of a design.
