crock

/krɑk/
/krɒk/
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Other forms: crocks; crocked; crocking

Definitions of crock
  1. noun
    an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
    synonyms: earthenware jar
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    type of:
    jar
    a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
  2. noun
    nonsense; foolish talk
    “that's a crock”
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    type of:
    bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
    a message that seems to convey no meaning
  3. noun
    a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
    synonyms: carbon black, lampblack, smut, soot
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    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
  4. verb
    soil with or as with crock
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    type of:
    begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil
    make soiled, filthy, or dirty
  5. verb
    release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
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    type of:
    bleed, run
    be diffused
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