Both Uses
mock
in
Romeo and Juliet -- adapted by Gorman
(Edited)
- Does he dare Come here, covered with a party mask, To mock us at our own party?
p. 22.8 *mock = make fun of
- The villain, our foe, has come here in spite To mock us and spoil our party tonight.
p. 22.9
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.