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- [haf, hahf kok]
- /hæf, hɑf kɒk/
- /hɑːf kɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [haf, hahf kok]
- /hæf, hɑf kɒk/
Definitions of half-cocked word
- adjective half-cocked (of a firearm) at the position of half cock. 1
- adjective half-cocked lacking mature consideration or enough preparation; ill-considered or ill-prepared; half-baked. 1
- idioms half-cocked go off half-cocked, to act or happen prematurely: He went off half-cocked and told everyone the news. Also, go off at half cock. 1
- verb with object half-cocked to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock. 1
- adjective half-cocked (of a firearm) at half-cock 0
- adjective half-cocked having the hammer at half cock 0
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Origin of half-cocked
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10
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Parts of speech for Half-cocked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
half-cocked popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for half-cocked
adj half-cocked
- tenderfoot — a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
- green — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
- half-baked — insufficiently cooked.
- unskilled — of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
Antonyms for half-cocked
adj half-cocked
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
- mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- overdue — past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late: two overdue library books.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
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