mock
IPA: mˈɑk
noun
- An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
- Mockery; the act of mocking.
- A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
- (software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object., as used in unit testing.
- A surname.
verb
- To mimic, to simulate.
- (rare) To create an artistic representation of.
- To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
- To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
- (software engineering, transitive) To create a mockup or prototype of.
adjective
- Imitation, not genuine; fake.
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Examples of "mock" in Sentences
- The people mock and jeer Jesus.
- The Jews mock and jeer at oaths.
- The mob openly mocked the police.
- The childish mocking needs to stop.
- This is not a mocking of the church.
- The people barrack at the mocking bird.
- Mocking the dead is abhorrent, and puerile.
- The person is interested in mocking the actor.
- He was mocked and considered a laggard, or worse.
- The hyperbole is often mocked in the secondary literature.
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