"Spock" meaning in English

See Spock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /spɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Spock.wav Forms: Spocks [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized from Dutch Spaak. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|Spaak}} Dutch Spaak Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Spock (countable and uncountable, plural Spocks)
  1. An American surname from Dutch. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (surname): سبوك (sbuk) [masculine] (Arabic), 斯波克 (Sībō kè) (Chinese Mandarin), Spock [masculine] (Dutch), Spock [masculine] (French), Spock [masculine] (German), Σποκ (Spok) [masculine] (Greek), Σπόκος (Spókos) [masculine] (Greek), Spock (Hungarian), スポック (Supokku) (Japanese), Spock [masculine] (Norwegian), Спок (Spok) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Spock-en-name-OXyPE7Yt Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 63 8 16 4 5 4 Disambiguation of 'surname': 83 13 4
  2. (science fiction) In Star Trek, a Starfleet commander and science officer of the USS Enterprise, especially known for his Vulcan logic, reason, and stoicism and his distinctive pointed ears. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: Mr. Spock [alternative]
    Sense id: en-Spock-en-name-2XCkaWAw Categories (other): Science fiction, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Star Trek Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 27 29 15 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 16 27 27 15 10 Disambiguation of Star Trek: 2 54 2 35 3 3 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  3. Ellipsis of 2309 Mr. Spock: an asteroid in the main belt, Solar System. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: 2309 Mr. Spock (extra: an asteroid in the main belt, Solar System) Derived forms: Spock ears, Spockery, Spock generation, Spockian, Spocking, Spockish, Spockism, Spock-marked
    Sense id: en-Spock-en-name-6699bGs6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Asteroids, Fictional characters, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 32 11 23 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 18 34 8 17 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 18 33 10 19 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 24 36 8 17 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 27 29 15 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 19 37 8 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 23 36 11 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 16 31 14 15 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 16 27 27 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 17 45 7 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 21 31 17 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 9 23 36 11 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 17 45 7 13 8 Disambiguation of Asteroids: 3 12 68 3 10 2 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 3 17 52 12 13 3 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /spɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Spock.wav Forms: Spocks [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized from Dutch Spaak. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|Spaak}} Dutch Spaak Head templates: {{en-noun}} Spock (plural Spocks)
  1. (popular psychology) A person or character like a Star Trek Vulcan; someone resembling Star Trek's character Spock. Tags: common Synonyms: Vulcan
    Sense id: en-Spock-en-noun-0Lowlm7U Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 27 29 15 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 16 27 27 15 10 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  2. (rock paper scissors) The Vulcan salute when used in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock, a handshape that beats rock and scissors and loses to lizard and paper.
    Sense id: en-Spock-en-noun-wSWwxuBy Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 27 29 15 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 16 27 27 15 10 Topics: games, rock-paper-scissors
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /spɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Spock.wav Forms: Spocks [present, singular, third-person], Spocking [participle, present], Spocked [participle, past], Spocked [past]
Etymology: Anglicized from Dutch Spaak. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|Spaak}} Dutch Spaak Head templates: {{en-verb}} Spock (third-person singular simple present Spocks, present participle Spocking, simple past and past participle Spocked)
  1. (rock paper scissors) To play the Vulcan salute hand.
    Sense id: en-Spock-en-verb-nKfe-RcE Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 16 27 27 15 10 Topics: games, rock-paper-scissors
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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