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Definition of cock-up noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cock-up

noun
 
/ˈkɒk ʌp/
 
/ˈkɑːk ʌp/
(British English, informal)
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  1. a mistake that causes something to be a failure; something that has not been successful because it was badly organized
    • There's been a bit of a cock-up over the travel arrangements.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • real
    • total
    verb + cock-up
    • make
    preposition
    • cock-up over
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