"cold-cock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cold-cocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cold-cock (plural cold-cocks)
  1. Alternative spelling of cold cock Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cold cock
    Sense id: en-cold-cock-en-noun-eQZzc4Ga Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 36 16

Verb

Forms: cold-cocks [present, singular, third-person], cold-cocking [participle, present], cold-cocked [participle, past], cold-cocked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cold-cock (third-person singular simple present cold-cocks, present participle cold-cocking, simple past and past participle cold-cocked)
  1. (slang, transitive) To hit someone with a cold cock. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-cold-cock-en-verb-1yL2qaO4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 36 16
  2. (slang, transitive) To hit someone with a club, bottle, or any object that gives additional force to the blow. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-cold-cock-en-verb-zGAGKijZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 36 16
  3. (slang, transitive) To knock someone unconscious. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-cold-cock-en-verb-wRjUVuwJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 36 16

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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