English - Turkish
Definition of half-cocked in English Turkish dictionary
- half cock
- (Avcılık) yarım kurma
- half cock
- (Askeri) horoz emniyeti
- half cocked
- düşüncesiz
- go off half-cocked
- (deyim) Yeterince düşünmeden hemen harekete geçmek
- half cocked
- yarım eğdi
- half cock
- (Askeri) HOROZ EMNİYETİ: Bazı hafif ateşli silahlarda horozun ilk kurma çentiğine dayanması hali; tetik kilitli ve silah nispeten emniyettedir
Related Terms
English - English
Definition of half-cocked in English English dictionary
- Not fully cocked
- Not fully prepared
- go off half-cocked
- : To take a premature or ill-considered action
Make sure none of your men go off half-cocked and ruin this operation.
- go off half-cocked
- (deyim) Act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon
1. Bill often goes off half cocked. 2. Mr. Jones was thinking about quilting his job, but his wife told him not to go at half cock.
- go off half-cocked
- act prematurely or without reflection or too soon; "she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked
- half cock
- The position of the hammer of a firearm when it is raised halfway and locked by a catch so that the trigger cannot be pulled
- half cocked
- go off half cocked go off at half cock to do something without enough thought or preparation, so that it is not successful (cock )