Answer: cocked

AnswerCrossword Clue
COCKEDReady to fire
COCKEDTilted.
COCKEDLike some pistols
COCKEDSet a trip mechanism
cockedthe hammer in a gun
cockedmale bird
cockedrooster
cockedto turn up or to one side
cockedto set the cock of (a gun)
cockedCOCK, to tilt to one side
cockedvalve