cocked UK /kɒkt/US /kɑkt/adjective 5phrases 1 adjective5 •Of a firearm or crossbow; to have the cock lifted or prepared to be fired. •Of a die: having landed in a tilted position, rather than flat. •slanted or tipped.She was now standing arms akimbo, her shoulders drooping a little, her head cocked to one side, her glasses winking in the sunlight. We knew she wore a grin of the uttermost wickedness. — 1960 •(informal) Drunk.He is totally cocked right now, about thirteen beers into his 12-pack. •[in compounds] (slang, vulgar) Having a specified form of penis or a specific number of penises.The large-cocked pornstar came into shot. Phrases with cocked go off half-cockedTo take a premature or ill-considered action.