Mock

/mɒk/ · noun

Meaning

An imitation, usually of lesser quality..

Definitions by Sense

1. An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
2. Mockery; the act of mocking.
3. Ellipsis of mock examination.
4. (software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing.
5. To mimic, to simulate.
6. (rare) To create an artistic representation of.
7. To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
8. To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.

Example Sentences

Is tortured thirst itself too sweet a cup? Gall, and more bitter mocks, shall make it up.

Fooles make a mocke at ſinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.

Thus says my king; an if your father's highness Do not, in grant of all demands at large, Sweeten the bitter mock you sent his majesty, He'll call you to so hot an answer of it

He got a B in his History mock, but improved to an A in the exam.

You can, if you must, create a mock that derives from a concrete class. The problem is that the resulting class represents a mix of production and mocked behavior, a beast referred to as a partial mock.

Mocks replace the objects with which your methods under test collaborate, thus offering a layer of isolation.

To see the life as lively mocked as ever / Still sleep mocked death.

Mocking marriage with a dame of France.

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• mocks
• mocque
• mocking
• mocked

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