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• Cock'd Gunns — is a Canadian English language mockumentary television series originally produced for IFC and later broadcasting on Showcase. The series documents the members of fictional rock band, Cock d Gunns, as they try to become the biggest band in the… …   Wikipedia

• tap — [n] faucet bibcock, cock, egress, hydrant, nozzle, petcock, spigot, spout, stopcock, valve; concepts 445,464 tap [v1] hit lightly beat, bob, dab, drum, knock, palpate, pat, percuss, rap, strike, tag, thud, thump, tip, touch; concept 189 tap [v2]… …   New thesaurus

• cock-a-hoop — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely pleased. ORIGIN from the phrase set cock a hoop, apparently denoting the action of turning on a tap and allowing liquor to flow …   English terms dictionary

• cock — n. rooster (esp. BE) 1) cocks cock a doodle doo, crow water tap 2) a ball cock opening of a water tap 3) full cock (a water tap turned on full cock) * * * [kɒk] crow [ rooster ] (esp. BE) cocks cock a doodle doo [ water tap ] a ball cock [… …   Combinatory dictionary

• tap — tap1 tappable, adj. /tap/, v., tapped, tapping, n. v.t. 1. to strike with a light but audible blow or blows; hit with repeated, slight blows: He tapped the door twice. 2. to make, put, etc., by tapping: to tap a nail into a wall. 3. to strike… …   Universalium

• tap — I. /tæp / (say tap) verb (tapped, tapping) –verb (t) 1. to strike lightly but audibly; strike with slight blows. 2. to make, put, etc., by tapping. 3. to strike (the hand, foot, etc.) lightly upon or against something. 4. to add a thickness of… …  

• tap — Synonyms and related words: Gramophone, PA, PA system, Victrola, abridge, adjutage, air hole, appoint, armhole, at hand, attend, attend to, audio sound system, audiophile, auger, auscultate, available, avenue, ball cock, ball valve, bang, bar,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Tap (valve) — Spigot and faucet redirect here. For other uses, see Spigot (disambiguation). A valve tap is a noise made by the valves of internal combustion engines; see Poppet valve > Internal combustion engine. Indoor Tap commonly found in the bathroom or …   Wikipedia

• cock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or salmon. c = WOODCOCK. 2 Brit. sl. (usu. old cock as a form of address) a friend; a fellow. 3 coarse sl. the penis. 4 Brit. sl. nonsense. Usage: In senses 3, 4… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cock — may refer to: Contents 1 Ornithology 2 Valves 3 Clocks …   Wikipedia

• cock — I. /kɒk / (say kok) noun 1. a male chicken. 2. the male of any bird, especially of the gallinaceous kind. 3. Obsolete the crowing of the cock: they were up at first cock. 4. a leader; chief person; ruling spirit. 5. a device for permitting or… …