to imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.-to treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.-to disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation.-to make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.-an act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.-imitation; mimicry.-imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.