cocked

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The 7-foot center cocked the ball behind his head on a violent, two-handed dunk over Oso Ighodaro and finished the three-point play from the free-throw line.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

In the photo, the president-elect wears a stern expression, eyes cocked.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

He always wore "a cocked hat, buckles at the knees and shoes, as well as a cross-handled cane, over which he stooped in his gait".

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

It concluded “the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Pita shushed everyone and cocked her ear at the donkey, who was braying loudly.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall