cock

n 1: obscene terms for penis [syn: {prick}, {dick}, {shaft}, {pecker},

{peter}, {tool}]

2: a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: {stopcock},

{turncock}]

3: adult male chicken [syn: {rooster}]

4: adult male bird

v 1: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"

2: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to

impress others: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen

house." [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {strut}, {sashay}]

clock

A processor's clock or one {cycle} thereof. The relative

execution times of instructions on a computer are usually

measured by number of clock cycles rather than seconds. One

good reason for this is that {clock rate}s for various models

of the computer may increase as technology improves, and it is

usually the relative times one is interested in when

discussing the {instruction set}.

(1994-12-16)