Similar words: cocked, cocked hat, half-caste, half-baked, cocker, cockerel, cockeyed, pocked. Meaning: v. act prematurely or without reflection or too soon.
1. Maggie: Fine. I'll go off half-cocked then.
2. Jason: Hold on, honey, don't go off half-cocked here. Let her finish.
3. Give them a chance to correct you before you go off half-cocked, sure you know what "that kind of person" wants.
4. In other words, if the commander and staff fail to analyze the plan thoroughly, the unit can go off half-cocked and quickly stumble.
5. She wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked.
More similar words: cocked, cocked hat, half-caste, half-baked, cocker, cockerel, cockeyed, pocked, docked, locked, crocked, blocked, shocked, stocked, off hand, off-hand, offhand, peacockery, cocksucker, locked in, unlocked, landlocked, knocked out, offhanded, deadlocked, knocked down, stocked with, well stocked, shellshocked, offhandedly.