mock

[ mok ]

1. to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

   Synonyms:lampoon,parody,josh,tease,chaff,gibe,ridicule,scorn,deride

2. to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.
3. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
4. to challenge;defy:

   His actions mock convention.

5. to deceive, delude, or disappoint.

   Synonyms:mislead,fool,dupe,cheat

1. to use ridicule or derision;scoff;jeer (often followed byat).

1. a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
2. something mocked or derided; an object of derision.
3. an imitation;counterfeit;fake.
4. Shipbuilding.
   1. a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.
   2. Also calledmock mold.bed ( def 23 ).

1. feigned; not real;sham:

   a mock battle.

1. to build a mock-up of.

mock

/ mɒk /

1. whenintr, often foll by at to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
2. trto imitate, esp in fun; mimic
3. trto deceive, disappoint, or delude
4. trto defy or frustrate

   the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score

1. the act of mocking
2. a person or thing mocked
3. a counterfeit; imitation
4. informal.
   often plural (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations

1. sham or counterfeit
2. serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes

   a mock battle

   mock finals