mock

mock¹ [mɔk US ma:k] v

[Date: 1400-1500; : Old French; Origin: moquier]

1.) [I and T] formal

to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them

= make fun of

▪ Opposition MPs mocked the government's decision.

▪ 'Running away?' he mocked.

▪ It's easy for you to mock, but we put a lot of work into this play.

2.) [T] formal

to make something seem completely useless

▪ Violent attacks like this mock the peace process.

>mocking adj

▪ Her tone was mocking.

>mockingly adv

▪ His lips twisted mockingly.

>mocker n

mock up [mock sth<=>up] phr v

to make a ↑full-size model of something so that it looks real

→↑mock-up

mock ²

mock² adj [only before noun]

1.) not real, but intended to be very similar to a real situation, substance etc

▪ war games with mock battles

▪ a mock interview

▪ mock marble floors

2.) mock surprise/horror/indignation etc

surprise etc that you pretend to feel, especially as a joke

▪ She threw her hands up in mock horror.

mock ³

mock³ n

1.) mocks [plural] BrE

school examinations taken as practice before official examinations

▪ I'm revising for my mocks.

2.) make mock of sb

literary to mock someone