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mock

(mŏk)

v. mocked, mock·ing, mocks

v.tr.

a. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride: was mocked for contradicting himself; mocked her superficial understanding of the issues. See Synonyms at ridicule.

b. To imitate in fun or derision: mocked his high-pitched voice.

c. To mimic or resemble closely: a whistle that mocks the call of seabirds.

a. To frustrate the hopes or intentions of: "The massive blister mocked my efforts" (Willie Morris).

b. To cause to appear irrelevant, ineffectual, or impossible: "The Depression mocked the Puritan assumption that failure in life was the wages of sin when even the hardest-working, most pious husbands began to lose hope" (Walter McDougall).

v.intr.

To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.

1. The act of mocking.

2. An object of scorn or derision: became the mock of his associates.

adj.

Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.

adv.

In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.

Idiom:

make/a mock of

To subject to ridicule; mock.

[Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer.]

mock′er n.

mock′ing·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

mock

(mɒk)

1. (when: intr, often foll by at) to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)

2. (tr) to imitate, esp in fun; mimic

3. (tr) to deceive, disappoint, or delude

4. (tr) to defy or frustrate: the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score.

5. the act of mocking

6. a person or thing mocked

7. a counterfeit; imitation

8. (Education) (often plural) informal (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations

adj (prenominal)

9. sham or counterfeit

10. serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes: a mock battle; mock finals.

[C15: from Old French mocquer]

ˈmockable adj

ˈmocker n

ˈmocking n, adj

ˈmockingly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mock

(mɒk)

v.t.

1. to treat with ridicule or contempt; deride.

2. to mimic; imitate.

3. to challenge; defy: His actions mock convention.

4. to delude; disappoint.

v.i.

5. to scoff; jeer (often fol. by at).

6. an act of mocking.

7. something mocked.

8. an imitation.

adj.

9. feigned: a mock battle.

[1400–50; < Middle French mocquer, Old French; of uncertain orig.]

mock′a•ble, adj.

mock′er, n.

mock′ing•ly, adv.

syn: See ridicule.

mock

Past participle: mocked
Gerund: mocking

Imperative
mock
mock

Present
I mock
you mock
he/she/it mocks
we mock
you mock
they mock

Preterite
I mocked
you mocked
he/she/it mocked
we mocked
you mocked
they mocked

Present Continuous
I am mocking
you are mocking
he/she/it is mocking
we are mocking
you are mocking
they are mocking

Present Perfect
I have mocked
you have mocked
he/she/it has mocked
we have mocked
you have mocked
they have mocked

Past Continuous
I was mocking
you were mocking
he/she/it was mocking
we were mocking
you were mocking
they were mocking

Past Perfect
I had mocked
you had mocked
he/she/it had mocked
we had mocked
you had mocked
they had mocked

Future
I will mock
you will mock
he/she/it will mock
we will mock
you will mock
they will mock

Future Perfect
I will have mocked
you will have mocked
he/she/it will have mocked
we will have mocked
you will have mocked
they will have mocked

Future Continuous
I will be mocking
you will be mocking
he/she/it will be mocking
we will be mocking
you will be mocking
they will be mocking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mocking
you have been mocking
he/she/it has been mocking
we have been mocking
you have been mocking
they have been mocking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mocking
you will have been mocking
he/she/it will have been mocking
we will have been mocking
you will have been mocking
they will have been mocking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mocking
you had been mocking
he/she/it had been mocking
we had been mocking
you had been mocking
they had been mocking

Conditional
I would mock
you would mock
he/she/it would mock
we would mock
you would mock
they would mock

Past Conditional
I would have mocked
you would have mocked
he/she/it would have mocked
we would have mocked
you would have mocked
they would have mocked

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Noun	1.	mock - the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him" derision, ridicule - the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Verb	1.	mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" bemock bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - 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" do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
	2.	mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" 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" imitate, simulate, copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
Adj.	1.	mock - constituting a copy or imitation of something; "boys in mock battle" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

mock

verb

1. laugh at, insult, tease, ridicule, taunt, scorn, sneer, scoff, deride, flout, make fun of, wind someone up (Brit. slang), poke fun at, chaff, take the mickey out of (informal), jeer at, take the piss out of (taboo slang), show contempt for, make a monkey out of, laugh to scorn I thought you were mocking me.
laugh at respect, encourage, praise, revere, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)

adjective

1. imitation, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, false, faked, dummy, bogus, sham, fraudulent, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal) 'It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror.
imitation real, true, natural, genuine, authentic, sincere dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal) unfeigned

noun laughing stock, mockery, fool, dupe, sport, travesty, jest, Aunt Sally (Brit.) She found herself made a mock of.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

mock

verb

1. To make fun or make fun of:

deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, ridicule, scoff, scout, twit.

Chiefly British: quiz.

Idiom: poke fun at.

2. To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way:

ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, parody, travesty.

Idiom: do a takeoff on.

noun

A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something:

burlesque, caricature, farce, mockery, parody, sham, travesty.

adjective

Made to imitate something else:

artificial, imitation, manmade, simulated, synthetic.

Informal: pretend.

Translations

سَاخِرٌغَيْر حَقيقي، صُوَرييَسْخَرُ مِنَيَهْزأ، يَسْخَر

falešnýpředstíranývysmívat sezesměšnit

falskgøre nar afhånekunstig

verspotten mokieren nachgemacht Schein-spotten

κοροϊδεύω χλευάζω ψεύτικος

burlarse falso fingido mofarse simulado

pilkatapilkkateko-vale-imitoida

bafouer faux imiter moquer se moquer

rugati setobožnji

hæîa, gera aî athlægiuppgerîar-

finto deridere dileggiare falso imitare

あざけるまがいの

놀리다모조의

izsmietneīststēlotsviltots

afgietsel imitatie imiterennaäpennadoen

latterliggjøre uekte

pozorny wyśmiewać

falso ridicularizar simular

поддельный насмехаться насмешка пародия подделка

zasmehovati

förlöjligalåtsad

เยาะเย้ยเลียนแบบ

alay etmek deneme sınavı sahte yapmacık

coi thườnggiả

假的嘲弄嘲笑模拟

mock

[mɒk]

A. VT (= ridicule) → mofarse de, burlarse de; (= mimic) → imitar, remedar
you shouldn't mock other people's beliefs → no hay que mofarse or burlarse de las creencias de la gente

B. VI → mofarse, burlarse
to mock at sth/sb → mofarse de algo/algn, burlarse de algo/algn

C. ADJ (= feigned) [solemnity, terror] → fingido, simulado; (= imitation) [leather, fur] → de imitación
in mock despair → fingiendo desesperación
in mock horror → fingiendo estar horrorizado

D. N

1. to make a mock of sth → poner algo en ridículo

2. mocks (Brit) (Scol) → exámenes mpl de prueba

E. CPD mock battle N → simulacro m (de batalla)
mock exam N → examen m de prueba
mock orange N (Bot) → jeringuilla f, celinda f
mock trial N → juicio m de prueba

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mock

[ˈmɒk]

vt [+ person, thing] → se moquer de

adj

(= imitation) [leather, wood] → imitation before n
mock leather → simili cuir, imitation cuir

(= not real) a mock wedding → un simulacre de mariage
a mock battle → un simulacre de bataille
a mock trial → un simulacre de procès

(= pretended) [horror, disapproval, despair] → feint(e)

(to give practice) [interview] → simulé(e) mocks

npl (= examinations) → examens mpl blancs mock-Tudor

mock

to make a mock of something → etw ad absurdum führen; (= put an end to) → etw vereiteln or zunichtemachen

mocks (Brit Sch inf) → Probeprüfungen pl

adj attr emotions → gespielt; crash, examination → simuliert; execution, trial → gestellt; mock leather/fur → Kunstleder nt → /-pelz m; the house is mock Tudor → das Haus ist nachgemachtes Tudor; mock attack/fight → Scheinangriff/-kampf m

(= ridicule) → sich lustig machen über (+acc), → verspotten

(= mimic) → nachmachen, nachäffen

(= defy) → trotzen (+dat); law → sich hinwegsetzen über (+acc); (= set at nought) plans, efforts → vereiteln, zunichtemachen

vi to mock at somebody/something → sich über jdn/etw lustig machen; don’t mock → mokier dich nicht!, spotte nicht! (geh)

mock

mock-heroic

adj (Liter) → heroisch-komisch; mock poem → komisches Epos

mock-heroics

pl (Liter) → heroisch-komische Passage(n) f(pl)

mock

mock moon

n (Astron) → Nebenmond m

mock orange

n → Falscher Jasmin, Pfeifenstrauch m

mock trial

n (Jur) → Scheinprozess m

mock turtle soup

n → Mockturtlesuppe f

mock-up

n → Modell nt → in Originalgröße

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mock

[mɒk]

1. adj (gen) → finto/a, falso/a; (battle, exams) → simulato/a
mock Tudor → in stile Tudor

2. vt (ridicule, person) → canzonare, deridere, farsi beffe di; (plan, efforts) → ridicolizzare, farsi beffe di; (mimic) → scimmiottare

3. vi to mock at → farsi beffe di

mock up vt + adv → costruire un modello di

mock

(mok) verb

to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous. They mocked her efforts at cooking.

adjective

pretended or not real. a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror.

ˈmockery noun

an act of making fun of something. She could not bear the mockery of the other children.

ˈmocking adjective

a mocking laugh.

ˈmockingly adverb

mock

→ سَاخِرٌ, يَسْخَرُ مِنَ falešný, zesměšnit falsk, håne unecht, verspotten χλευάζω, ψεύτικος mofarse, simulado pilkata, vale- faux, se moquer rugati se, tobožnji deridere, finto あざける, まがいの 놀리다, 모조의 onecht, spotten met latterliggjøre, uekte pozorny, wyśmiewać falso, ridicularizar насмехаться, поддельный förlöjliga, låtsad เยาะเย้ย, เลียนแบบ alay etmek, deneme sınavı coi thường, giả 假的, 嘲笑

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