What is the meaning of cock?

noun

• Obscene terms for penis.
  • synonyms: prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz
• Faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid.
  • synonyms: stopcock, turncock
• The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled.
  • synonyms: hammer
• Adult male chicken.
  • synonyms: rooster
• Adult male bird.

verb

• Tilt or slant to one side.
  • usage: "cock one's head"
• Set the trigger of a firearm back for firing.
• To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others.
  • usage: "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
  • synonyms: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay