Definition of: mock

(mok) v.t.
1. To treat or address scornfully or derisively; hold up to ridicule.
2. To ridicule by imitation of action or speech; mimic derisively.
3. To deceive; delude.
4. To defy; make futile.
5. Poetic To imitate; counterfeit.
—v.i.
6. To express or show ridicule, scorn, or contempt; scoff.
—adjective Merely imitating the reality; sham.
—noun An act of mocking; a jeer; mockery. [<OF mocquer]
—mock′er noun
—mock′ing·ly adverb Synonyms (verb): banter, chaff, deride, flout, gibe, insult, jeer, taunt. See IMITATE, MISLEAD, SCOFF. Compare COUNTERFEIT.