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beating the cock

beating the cock is the present participle and gerund of beat the cock.

Meaning of beat the cock

Verb

beat the cock (third-person singular simple present beats the cock, present participle beating the cock, simple past beat the cock, past participle beaten the cock)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.

Questions about beating the cock

What is beating the cock the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the cock is the present participle and gerund of beat the cock.

Words near beating the cock in the dictionary

  1. beating the bat
  2. beating the bishop
  3. beating the bounds
  4. beating the bushes
  5. beating the clock
  6. beating the cock
  7. beating the crowd
  8. beating the daylights out of
  9. beating the drum
  10. beating the drum for
  11. beating the dummy

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