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Uncock vs Uncook - What's the difference?

uncock | uncook |

As verbs the difference between uncock and uncook

is that uncock is to straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape while uncook is to repair a file (specifically an MP3 audio file) that has been damaged ("cooked") by being converted through a text format and having line breaks applied to it.

uncock

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape)
  • to uncock a hat
  • To let down the cock of (a firearm).
  • * 1884 : (Mark Twain), (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Chapter VIII
  • *:My heart jumped up amongst my lungs. I never waited for to look further, but uncocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as ever I could.
  • * 1844 , (Alexandre Dumas) (translated by William Robson), (The Three Musketeers) Chapter 27
  • *:And d'Artagnan set the example. Then, turning toward Planchet, he made him a sign to uncock his musketoon. The Englishmen, convinced of these peaceful proceedings, sheathed their swords grumblingly.
  • To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
  • Antonyms

    (let down the cock) * cock

    uncook

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing, slang) To repair a file (specifically an audio file) that has been damaged ("cooked") by being converted through a text format and having line breaks applied to it.
  • * 1999 , "y2kilroy", New Freeware Utility to uncook mp3's!'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.music.mp3 )
  • Hi all! I have developed a freeware utility to uncook MP3's...
  • * 2000 , "Xorys", Creating audio CD from mp3 files'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.music.mp3 )
  • If you "uncook" a file that isn't "cooked" you will just mess it up (and I don't know of any way to fix it then) - so uncooking should be used with caution (I'd suggest never over-writing the original file).