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cock–a–hoop
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of COCK-A-HOOP
1
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph <the district attorney's office was positively cock-a-hoop upon obtaining a conviction in the case against the mobster>
Synonyms cock-a-hoop, crank [chiefly dialect], crowing, exulting, glorying, jubilant, prideful, proud, rejoicing, triumphant
Related Words ecstatic, elated, euphoric; arrogant, boastful, cocky; conquering, victorious, winning
2
inclined or twisted to one side <topped with 50 burning candles all cock-a-hoop and dripping wax, the birthday cake made its dramatic appearance>
Synonyms askew, aslant, atilt, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven
Related Words asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical; contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular
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