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crock

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: crock

1
 n
an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
2
 n
nonsense; foolish talk
3
 nv
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
soil with or as with crock
4
 v
release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: crock
1

n an earthen jar (made of baked clay)

Synonyms:
earthenware jar
Type of:
jar
a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
2

n nonsense; foolish talk

“that's a crock”
Type of:
bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
a message that seems to convey no meaning
3

n a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

Synonyms:
carbon black, lampblack, smut, soot
Type of:
C, atomic number 6, carbon
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

v soil with or as with crock

Type of:
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
4

v release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric

Type of:
bleed, run
be diffused
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