Cock has 18 different meanings across 4 categories:
Noun · Verb · Intj · Proper Noun
adult male bird
"The rooster, which is a cock, crowed loudly at dawn to signal that it was time for breakfast."
A male bird, especially:
"We tied our gear to the deck of the old fishing cock before heading out into the bay."
A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
Vulva, vagina.
A small conical pile of hay.
Abbreviation of cock-boat, a type of small boat.
In plain English: A cock is a male chicken.
"The rooster cocked his head to listen for the first sign of dawn."
Usage: In modern English, using "cock" to mean a small boat is archaic and rarely understood; it is best avoided in everyday speech. The word is now primarily known as a vulgar term for male genitalia or a verb meaning to tilt or stir something vigorously.
set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
"After checking the chamber, he quickly cocked his revolver before stepping out into the hallway."
To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.
"The workers spent the morning cocking the firewood before stacking it for winter."
To form into piles.
In plain English: To cock something means to tilt it or set it up, like aiming a gun or adjusting a picture frame.
"The children helped cock the firewood neatly by the hearth."
Usage: As a verb, "cock" means to tilt something upward or cause it to lean on one side, such as when you cock your head or an arm. It does not refer to forming items into piles; that usage is incorrect and likely stems from confusion with the word "stack."
Expression of annoyance.
"She gave him a sharp cock when he forgot their anniversary again."
A corruption of the word God, used in oaths.
"My neighbor's father, Mr. Cock, always greets everyone at the community center on Tuesdays."
A surname.
The word "cock" comes from Old English and originally referred to a male bird, likely imitating the sound such birds make. While it has been used as slang for a penis since at least the early 1600s, this meaning was reinforced by the earlier compound word "pillicock," which appeared in the 1320s.