HALF-COCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does half-cock mean? 

• HALF-COCK (noun)
  The noun HALF-COCK has 1 sense:

1. confusion resulting from lack of preparation

  Familiarity information: HALF-COCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALF-COCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Confusion resulting from lack of preparation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("half-cock" is a kind of...):

confusedness; confusion; disarray; mental confusion; muddiness (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior)