All 5 Uses of
mock
in
Much Ado About Nothing
- by no means: she mocks all her wooers out of suit.†
Scene 2.1 *mocks = makes fun of
- Therefore let Benedick, like cover'd fire, Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly: It were a better death than die with mocks, Which is as bad as die with tickling.†
Scene 3.1
- Nay, mock not, mock not.†
Scene 1.1
- Nay, mock not, mock not.†
Scene 1.1
- If I should speak, She would mock me into air: O!†
Scene 3.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(mock as in: don't mock me) make fun of (ridicule--sometimes by imitating in an exaggerated manner)
or (more rarely): just to make fun or to be ridiculous without targeting anyone as a victimThese senses of mockery come together when a comedian pokes fun at a politician by pretending to be the politician and saying ridiculous things. -
(2)
(mock as in: a mock trial) not real
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, mock can refer to a way of preparing food. Mockers can be an abbreviation for mockingbirds.