<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.</li><li>Synonyms: lampoon, parody, josh, tease, chaff, gibe, ridicule, scorn, deride.</li><li>To ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.</li><li>To mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.</li><li>To challenge; defy: His actions mock convention.</li><li>To deceive, delude, or disappoint.</li><li>Synonyms: mislead, fool, dupe, cheat.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.</li><li>Something mocked or derided; an object of derision.</li><li>An imitation; counterfeit; fake.</li><li>Shipbuilding: a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing. Also called mock mold.</li><li>Bed (def 23).</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Feigned; not real; sham: a mock battle.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb phrase</strong></p><ul><li>To build a mock-up of.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>