26984 words

mock

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way:

Examples:

They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike.
She made fun of him by mocking his limp.
2
to make something appear stupid or not effective:

Examples:

The wind mocked their attempts to reach the shore by pushing the boat further and further out to sea.
3
not real but appearing or pretending to be exactly like something:

Examples:

mock cream
mock leather
mock surprise
4
an exam taken at school for practice before a real exam:

Examples:

You will have your mocks during the first two weeks of March.
5
to copy someone or a characteristic of someone in an amusing but unkind way that makes other people laugh, or to try to make someone or something seem foolish or ridiculous:

Examples:

Some of the boys in the dorm loved to mock Roger’s British accent.
6

Examples:

She gave a little scream in mock surprise when she opened the door and saw us.

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