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noun

ˈkräk How to pronounce crock (audio)
Definition of crocknext
as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense that whole thing about how surprised she was to win the award was a crock

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crock

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verb

dialect
as in to mess

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Recent Examples of crock
Noun
And while many slow cookers now offer coated aluminum or stainless steel pots, the original Crock-Pot slow cooker that took over American kitchens in the 1970s featured a ceramic crock similar to Magnifique’s. — Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026 Cook up a great crock pot meal, make some special sandwiches and ready a cheese board. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
But which No 9 good enough to lead a Premier League promotion chase is going to come to Leeds this month and sit on the bench waiting for the Dutchman to get crocked? Farke has mentioned Gnonto as an emergency striker option, if needed. — Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking. — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for crock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crock
  1. garbage
  2. mess
  3. nonsense
  4. disarray
  5. nuts
  6. jumble
  7. rubbish
  8. muddle
Noun
  • Building a new garbage incinerator plant now would cost Miami-Dade County $3 billion under a private development deal that’s facing criticism by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, according to a recent memo.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The notice of violation was issued on July 12, after the agency received more than 40 public complaints of rotten, sour, garbage-type odors in the area.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of garbage
Verb
  • There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
  • The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of mess
Noun
  • Until recently, that would have sounded like absolute nonsense.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • There weren’t meetings with executives about tone and mood and all this nonsense.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of nonsense
Verb
  • Not only were Carlson and Trouba leaning toward departures, but team captain Radko Gudas is an unrestricted free agent, leaving the right side of the Ducks’ defense in flux if not disarray.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
  • That signing eventually turned a franchise used to disarray to one with legit postseason hopes.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Definition of disarray
Noun
  • Berries, spinach, chia and nuts add micronutrients that refined carbs cannot deliver.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 15, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Accompanied by her family, the writer came to find all kinds of natural abundance, from bay nuts on the roadside to chanterelles in the forest.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of nuts
Verb
  • The problems that scored highest on both measures are retained, and the remaining ones are jumbled up again, and this process is repeated for five generations.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
  • Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • So where does the rubbish come from?
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Definition of rubbish
Verb
  • From a technical standpoint, the cage helps isolate the drum sound and prevent it from blending with other instruments, which could muddle the music.
    — Heather Bushman, Oklahoman, 7 July 2026
  • Because the devices are relatively new, hospitals do not always categorize the exact type of vehicle involved in a crash, and details such as speed are self-reported, meaning the data can be muddled.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of muddle

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