Halfcock

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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The position of the cock or hammer of a gun when it is elevated only half-way and retained by the first notch. See cock.
  • To cock the hammer of, as a gun, so that it rests at the first notch.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. confusion resulting from lack of preparation
    • Equivalent
    to go off halfcocked   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mental confusion    muddiness    confusedness    confusion    disarray   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    VHF    half-cocked    on-guard    forty-fourth    sternal   
     
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