Meaning of the word crock in English

What does crock mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.

crock

US /krɑːk/

UK /krɑːk/

a pot or jar made of baked clay or earthenware

Example:

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She stored her homemade pickles in a large ceramic crock.

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The old woman kept her coins in a small clay crock.

Synonym:

pot jar earthenware vessel

nonsense; rubbish

Example:

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Don't listen to him, everything he says is a load of crock.

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That story about winning the lottery is a complete crock.

Synonym:

nonsense rubbish bunk baloney hogwash

to disable or injure, especially a horse

Example:

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The fall threatened to crock the horse's leg.

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He crocked his knee playing football.

Synonym:

injure disable cripple maim

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