Definition of Half-cocked
Half-cocked
half·cock·ed
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(adjective)
Done or said hastily and without careful thought or planning.
e.g. The half-cocked plan was doomed to fail from the start.
(adjective)
being in a state where the hammer of a firearm is retracted about half-way, in such a way that it cannot be fired by pulling the trigger;
e.g. The gun was half-cocked so that it would not accidentally fire while it was being loaded.
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