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| 1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 38% | 7 | Drawing the string of a bow back in readiness to shoot | |
| 3 | 32% | 11 | A popular summer activity where participants use water guns to shoot at each other's targets | |
Pull Back A Guns Hammer In Readiness To Shoot Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 130 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
COCK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
COCK
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "COCK" which means:
- noun
- • Obscene terms for penis
- • Faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
- • The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- • Adult male chicken
- • Adult male bird verb
- • Tilt or slant to one side
- • Set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
- • To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others interjection
- • Expression of annoyance. proper noun
- • A corruption of the word god, used in oaths.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He heard the distinct crow of a rooster, or cock, in the distance."
- • "She ordered a cocktail with a colorful plastic rooster, or cock, on the rim."
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| The Guardian Quick08 Sep 2012 | Across 1 | |
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1 | "Shoot, shoot, shoot"
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2 | A blow; a hit by lightning; a pull of an oar; a separatrix or virgule; the sound of a clock’s hammer hitting its bell; or, the hour thus registered
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3 | A popular summer activity where participants use water guns to shoot at each other's targets | |
4 | Drawing the string of a bow back in readiness to shoot | |
5 | In readiness
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09 Sep 1990 | New York Times / 09 Sep 1990 |
6 | Something to shoot for ... or shoot at
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7 | Things to shoot for ... or shoot at
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