[mɒk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner
(e.g: opposition MPs mocked the government's decision)


Phrases:
- make a mock of

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mocquer ‘deride’

[mɒk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive
(e.g: a mock-Georgian red brick house)


Phrases:
- make a mock of

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mocquer ‘deride’

[mɒk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- mock examinations
(e.g: obtaining Grade A in mocks)

- an object of derision
(e.g: he has become the mock of all his contemporaries)


Phrases:
- make a mock of

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mocquer ‘deride’