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• Mock-heroic — Mock heroic, mock epic or heroi comic works are typically satires or parodies that mock common Classical stereotypes of heroes and heroic literature. Typically, mock heroic works to insert the heroic work by either putting a fool in the role of… …   Wikipedia

• mock — [mäk] vt. [ME mokken < OFr mocquer, to mock] 1. to hold up to scorn or contempt; ridicule 2. to imitate or mimic, as in fun or derision; burlesque 3. to lead on and disappoint; deceive 4. to defy and make futile; defeat [the fortress mocked… …   English World dictionary

• mock — I UK [mɒk] / US [mɑk] adjective [only before noun] * 1) not real but intended to look or seem real mock guns and knives Each year they stage a mock battle to entertain tourists. 2) a mock feeling is one that you pretend you have, usually as a… …   English dictionary

• mock — v., adj., & n. v. 1 a tr. ridicule; scoff at. b intr. (foll. by at) act with scorn or contempt for. 2 tr. mimic contemptuously. 3 tr. jeer, defy, or delude contemptuously. attrib.adj. sham, imitation (esp. without intention to deceive); pretended …   Useful english dictionary

• mock — 01. He was sent to the principal s office for [mocking] his teacher. 02. Part of our training in first aid included a [mock] fire with multiple casualties. 03. The other children often [mocked] Allan because he didn t know how to swim or ride a… …   Grammatical examples in English

• mock — mock1 [ mak ] verb intransitive or transitive * to make someone or something look stupid by laughing at them, copying them, or saying something that is not kind: Are you trying to mock me? Haven t you finished yet? he mocked. mock mock 2 [ mak ]… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mock — [[t]mɒk[/t]] v. t. 1) to treat with ridicule or contempt; deride 2) to mimic; imitate 3) to challenge; defy: His actions mock convention[/ex] 4) to delude; disappoint 5) to scoff; jeer (often fol. by at) 6) an act of mocking 7) something mocked… …   From formal English to slang

• mock — mockable, adj. mocker, n. mockingly, adv. /mok/, v.t. 1. to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision. 2. to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively. 3. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit. 4. to challenge; defy: His… …   Universalium

• mock — /mɒk / (say mok) verb (t) 1. to assail or treat with ridicule or derision. 2. to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively. 3. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit. 4. to defy; set at naught. 5. to deceive, delude, or disappoint.… …  

• Battle of Fort Stephenson — Unreferenced|date=April 2008Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Battle of Fort Stephenson partof=the War of 1812 date=August 2, 1813 place=Sandusky County, Ohio result=American Victory combatant1=flag|Great Britain Tecumseh s confederacy… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Kursk — Operation Citadel Part of the Eastern Front of World War II …   Wikipedia