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Definition of crock
(Entry 1 of 4)
crock
verb (1)
crocked; crocking; crocks
Definition of crock (Entry 2 of 4)
: to transfer color (as when rubbed or washed)
a suede that will not crock
crock
noun (2)Definition of crock (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: one that is broken-down, disabled, or impaired
so many old … crocks with one foot in the grave— Angus Wilson
2
slang
: a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic
crock
verb (2)
crocked; crocking; crocks
Definition of crock (Entry 4 of 4)
: to cause to become disabled
Synonyms for crock
Synonyms: Noun (1)
- applesauce
- [slang],
- balderdash,
- baloney
- (also boloney),
- beans,
- bilge,
- blah
- (also blah-blah),
- blarney,
- blather,
- blatherskite,
- blither,
- bosh,
- bull
- [slang],
- bunk,
- bunkum
- (or buncombe),
- claptrap,
- codswallop
- [British],
- crapola
- [slang],
- drivel,
- drool,
- fiddle,
- fiddle-faddle,
- fiddlesticks,
- flannel
- [British],
- flapdoodle,
- folderol
- (also falderal),
- folly,
- foolishness,
- fudge,
- garbage,
- guff,
- hogwash,
- hokeypokey,
- hokum,
- hoodoo,
- hooey,
- horsefeathers
- [slang],
- humbug,
- humbuggery,
- jazz,
- malarkey
- (also malarky),
- moonshine,
- muck,
- nerts
- [slang],
- nonsense,
- nuts,
- piffle,
- poppycock,
- punk,
- rot,
- rubbish,
- senselessness,
- silliness,
- slush,
- stupidity,
- taradiddle
- (or tarradiddle),
- tommyrot,
- tosh,
- trash,
- trumpery,
- twaddle
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“Crock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crock. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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crock
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Kids Definition of crock
: a thick pot or jar of baked clay
crock
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Medical Definition of crock
slang
: a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic
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