English dictionary
crock
/kr/A/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Source: WordNet 3.0
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nonsense; foolish talk
ExamplesThat's a crock.
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an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
Synonyms earthenware jarSource: WordNet 3.0
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The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth.
Source: webster1913
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A low stool.
Source: webster1913
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Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.
Source: webster1913
verb
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release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
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soil with or as with crock
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To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.
Source: webster1913
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To give off crock or smut.
Source: webster1913
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To lay up in a crock; as, to <i>crock</i> butter.
Source: webster1913