crock
crock Lexical Profile
crock Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An earthenware pot, jar, or other thick ceramic vessel, often used for storing or preserving food.
"My grandmother fermented homemade sauerkraut in a heavy stoneware crock in the cellar."
North American Something considered to be complete nonsense, falsehood, or foolish talk (informal).
"He claimed he was late because of a flat tire, which everyone knew was a total crock."
A broken piece of earthenware or pottery, often placed at the bottom of a flowerpot to aid drainage.
"The gardener placed several clay crocks over the drainage hole before adding the potting soil."
British An old, worn-out, frail, or decrepit person, animal, or vehicle (informal).
"Despite calling himself an old crock, he still walks five miles through the hills every morning."
• verb
British To disable, injure, or make someone physically unfit, especially in sports (informal).
"The star striker was crocked during the opening match and missed the rest of the tournament."
To give off dye or color when rubbed, or to stain with soot or dirt (especially of dyed cloth).
"Poorly dyed indigo fabric often crocks onto lighter clothing when rubbed."
• Rhymes for crock
Word Origin & Etymology
The literal sense of an earthenware vessel derives from Old English 'crocca', of Germanic origin and related to Old Norse 'krukka' (pot). The informal sense meaning nonsense is an American slang shortening of a coarser phrase referring to a pot of excrement.