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What (who) is Mock - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Mocks; Mock (disambiguation)
mock
(mocks, mocking, mocked)
1.
If someone mocks you, they show or pretend that they think you are foolish or inferior, for example by saying something funny about you, or by imitating your behaviour.
I thought you were mocking me...
'I'm astonished, Benjamin,' she mocked.
VERB: V n, V with quote
2.
You use mock to describe something which is not real or genuine, but which is intended to be very similar to the real thing.
'It's tragic!' swoons Jeffrey in mock horror...
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
Mocks are practice exams that you take as part of your preparation for real exams. (BRIT INFORMAL)
She went from a D in her mocks to a B in the real thing.
N-COUNT: usu pl
mock
I. v. a.
1.
Ape, mimic, imitate, counterfeit, take off.
2.
Deride, ridicule, gibe, jeer, taunt, flout, insult, scout, chaff, laugh at, make game of, make fun of, treat with contempt, treat with scorn, make a butt of.
3.
Illude, deceive, disappoint, balk, cheat, dupe, fool, tantalize, delude, defeat, mislead, elude.
4.
Defy, set at nought.
II. a.
False, counterfeit, pretended, feigned, assumed, sham, spurious, clap-trap, make-believe.
III. n.
Ridicule, derision, gibe, jeer, sneer.
Mock
·noun Imitation; mimicry.
II. Mock ·adj Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.
III. Mock ·vt To treat with scorn or contempt; to Deride.
IV. Mock ·vi To make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.
V. Mock ·noun An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
Wikipedia
Mock
Mock is an imitation, usually of lesser quality
Mock may refer to:
Examples of use of Mock
1. "Public Chamber is a mock–up of civil society, and this mock–up has been tasked with forming councils that will also be mock–ups," veteran rights campaigner Lyudmila Alexeyeva said.
2. It‘s the result of having to stomach the philosophical allusions of condescending, better–educated, friends: ‘Mock on, mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau, mock on, mock on, tis all in vain.‘ So when, a couple of weeks back, a university lecturer suggested that a year should be cut from the programme, bringing us in line with England, it struck me as an interesting idea.
3. In addition to drills involving mock terrorists and high–tech bomb detectors, they have practiced exercises in Beijing‘s new stadiums and gymnasiums involving mock protesters.
4. As we did so, we could reflect that in the great mock–warfare of sport, McGrath is one of the great mock–warriors of all time.
5. They may not be subjected to hypothermia or mock executions.