crock
noun
- 1
A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
- 2
A piece of broken pottery, a shard.
- 3
A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury.
“old crocks’ home”
- 4
An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).
“old crocks race”
- 5
Silly talk, a foolish belief, a poor excuse, nonsense.
“That's a bunch of crock.”
- 6
A low stool.
- 7
A patient who is difficult to treat, especially one who complains of a minor or imagined illness.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To break something or injure someone.
- 2
(leatherworking) To transfer coloring through abrasion from one item to another.
- 3
To cover the drain holes of a planter with stones or similar material, in order to ensure proper drainage.
- 4
To put or store (something) in a crock or pot.
noun
- 1
The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut.
- 2
Colouring matter that rubs off from cloth.
verb
- 1
To give off crock or smut.
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