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US
/ˈmɑk/
]
[ UK /mˈɒk/ ]
[ UK /mˈɒk/ ]
VERB
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imitate with mockery and derision
The children mocked their handicapped classmate -
treat with contempt
The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
ADJECTIVE
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constituting a copy or imitation of something
boys in mock battle
NOUN
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the act of mocking or ridiculing
they made a mock of him
How To Use mock In A Sentence
- Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others continued working.
- Now, gentlemen, standing up here before you, I feel a good deal like Pat, and maybe after Ive spieled along for a while, I may feel so darn small that Ill be able to crawl into a Pullman hammock with no trouble at all, at all! Chapter 14
- Absorbing and retracing my history, memories of the special, never forgotten days, when our family made the crossing over the lagoon to the hummocks beyond.
- a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine
- The Chinese authorities remain acutely aware of Ai's complex and innovative heresy and in China, an "edgy" artist has to face greater challenges than mockery or dismissive critics. Ai Weiwei: The rebel who has suffered for his art
- Thence in comparison to pricey couches, hammocks are more user-friendly.
- They emerge, as they have again this year, as the flower buds of garlic mustard and of lady's smock appear. Times, Sunday Times
- The awkwardness between them soon vanished when they began laughing and mocking the poorly produced film.
- The mock-up design featured access by ramps to all raised spaces, including the judge's bench, witness stand, jury box, and clerk stations.
- Even the more sentimental variations seem mocking.