crocked; crocking; crocks
: to transfer color (as when rubbed or washed)
a suede that will not crock
1
: one that is broken-down, disabled, or impaired
so many old … crocks with one foot in the grave—
Angus Wilson
Angus Wilson2
slang
: a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic
crocked; crocking; crocks
: to cause to become disabled
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- applesauce [slang]
- balderdash
- baloney
- boloney
- beans
- bilge
- blah
- blah-blah
- blarney
- blather
- blatherskite
- blither
- bosh
- bull [slang]
- bunk
- bunkum
- buncombe
- claptrap
- codswallop [British]
- crapola [slang]
- drivel
- drool
- fiddle
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddlesticks
- flannel [British]
- flapdoodle
- folderol
- falderal
- folly
- foolishness
- fudge
- garbage
- guff
- hogwash
- hokeypokey
- hokum
- hoodoo
- hooey
- horsefeathers [slang]
- humbug
- humbuggery
- jazz
- malarkey
- malarky
- moonshine
- muck
- nerts [slang]
- nonsense
- nuts
- piffle
- poppycock
- punk
- rot
- rubbish
- senselessness
- silliness
- slush
- stupidity
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tommyrot
- tosh
- trash
- trumpery
- twaddle
Examples of crock in a Sentence
Noun (1)
that whole thing about how surprised she was to win the award was a crock
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Kermilia White, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
Or, invest in a fermentation crock and turn it into sauerkraut.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
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Noun
Follow up to Step 7, but transfer the ingredients to a slow cooker crock instead of a baking dish.
—Kermilia White, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
Or, invest in a fermentation crock and turn it into sauerkraut.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
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“Crock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crock. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
crock
1 of 2 noun
: a pot or jar made of baked clay
crock
2 of 2 noun
: one that is broken-down or useless
Medical Definition
crock
noun
slang
: a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic
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