cocked
Set to fire
Cocked is the past tense of cock, meaning tilted or prepared.
A cocked gun is ready to fire.
A cocked hat sits at an angle.
To be half-cocked is to be poorly prepared—from a gun whose hammer isn't fully back and may misfire: Don't go off half-cocked.
Weighted or wealthy
- primedMade ready beforehand
- armedCarrying weapons
- hammerTool for striking nails
- triggerWhat initiates action
ready · pistol · revolver · rifle · shotgun · flintlock · single-action · double-action
Turned from perpendicular
- askewTilted from true
- aslantAt an angle
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
- leaningTendency toward something
slanted · tipped · raised · upturned · perked · lopsided · canted · pitched
loaded
Weighted or wealthy
trigger · ready · pistol · revolver · rifle · shotgun · flintlock · single-action · double-action · muzzle
angled
Turned from perpendicular
leaning · slanted · tipped · raised · upturned · perked · lopsided · canted · pitched · skewed
ready
Suitable for use now
wound · tensioned · spring-loaded · armed · prepped · geared · loaded
attentive
Paying close notice
raised · watchful · vigilant · keen · attuned · responsive · ear · head · ready · poised
cockeduncocked
Hammer resting forward
hammer down · safe · unarmed · unloaded · secured
- cock-and-bull storyAbsurd, implausible fabrication
- go off half-cockedProceed without adequate preparation
- cock blockSabotage romantic attempt
- sucked cockOral stimulation of penis
- cock upBritish term for mistake
- cold cockedHit someone unconscious suddenly