Cocking meaning : To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired. To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted. To erect; to turn up. To copulate with. To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. To make a nestle-cock of, to pamper or spoil (of children) To form into piles. The hunting of gamecocks. Cockfighting. Offensive or worthless