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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crocked /krɑkt/USA pronunciation adj. Slang.- Slang Termsdrunk.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crocked (krokt),USA pronunciation adj. [Slang.]- Slang Termsdrunk.
- crock2 + -ed2 1925–30, American.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crock1 /krɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Ceramicsa clay or earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
- Ceramicsa fragment of earthenware.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crock1 (krok),USA pronunciation n. - Ceramicsan earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
- Ceramicsa fragment of earthenware;
potsherd.
- bef. 1000; Middle English crokke, Old English croc(c), crocca pot; cognate with Old Norse krukka jug
- a person or thing that is old, decrepit, or broken-down.
- Slang Termsa person who complains about or insists on being treated for an imagined illness.
- an old ewe.
- an old worn-out horse.
v.t. - British Termsto disable or injure.
- 1300–50; Middle English crok old ewe, perh. akin to crack (verb, verbal) and obsolete crack whore; compare Low German krakke broken-down horse
- British Termssoot;
smut. - Textilesexcess surface dye from imperfectly dyed cloth.
v.t. - British Termsto soil with soot.
v.i. - Textiles(of cloth) to give off excess surface dye when rubbed.
- origin, originally uncertain 1650–60
- Slang Termsa lie;
exaggeration;
nonsense:The entire story is just a crock.
- origin, originally unclear, though often taken as a euphemism for a crock of shit
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crock /krɒk/ n - an earthen pot, jar, etc
- a piece of broken earthenware
Etymology: Old English crocc pot; related to Old Norse krukka jug, Middle Low German krūke pot crock /krɒk/ n - slang chiefly Brit a person or thing, such as a car, that is old or decrepit (esp in the phrase old crock)
vb - slang chiefly Brit to become or cause to become weak or disabled
Etymology: 15th Century: originally Scottish; related to Norwegian krake unhealthy animal, Dutch kraak decrepit person or animal |