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cocking it over

cocking it over is the present participle and gerund of cock it over.

Meaning of cock it over

Verb

cock it over (third-person singular simple present cocks it over, present participle cocking it over, simple past and past participle cocked it over)

  1. (slang, transitive) To lord it over (someone); to act cocky and superior to (someone).

Questions about cocking it over

What is cocking it over the present participle and gerund of?
Cocking it over is the present participle and gerund of cock it over.

Words near cocking it over in the dictionary

  1. Cockin
  2. cockiness
  3. cocking
  4. cocking a deaf 'un
  5. cocking a snook
  6. cocking it over
  7. cocking of a snook
  8. cocking of snooks
  9. cocking off
  10. cocking on
  11. cocking one's toes

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