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croak
(krōk)n.
A low hoarse sound, as that characteristic of a frog or a raven.
v. croaked, croak·ing, croaks
v.tr.
1. To utter in a low hoarse sound.
2. Slang To kill.
v.intr.
1.
a. To utter a low hoarse sound.
b. To speak with a low hoarse voice.
2. To mutter discontentedly; grumble.
3. Slang To die.
[From Middle English croken, to croak, probably of imitative origin.]
croak′i·ly adv.
croak′y adj.
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croak
(krəʊk)vb
1. (Zoology) (intr) (of frogs, crows, etc) to make a low, hoarse cry
2. to utter (something) in this manner: he croaked out the news.
3. (intr) to grumble or be pessimistic
4. slang
a. (intr) to die
b. (tr) to kill
n
a low hoarse utterance or sound
[Old English crācettan; related to Old Norse krāka a crow; see creak]
ˈcroaky adj
ˈcroakily adv
ˈcroakiness n
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croak
(kroʊk)v.i.
1. to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.
2. to speak with a low, rasping voice.
3. Slang. to die.
v.t. 4. to utter by croaking.
5. Slang. to kill.
n. 6. the act or sound of croaking.
[1325–75; Middle English crouken, probably imitative; compare Old English cræcetian (of a raven) to croak]
croak′y, adj. croak•i•er, croak•i•est.
croak′i•ly, adv.
croak′i•ness, n.
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croak
Past participle: croaked
Gerund: croaking
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Noun | 1. | croak - a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
Verb | 1. | croak - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband" conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" |
2. | croak - utter a hoarse sound, like a raven | |
3. | croak - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" |
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croak
verb
2. rasp, gasp, grunt, wheeze, utter or speak harshly, utter or speak huskily, utter or speak throatily Daniel managed to croak, `Help me.'
3. (Slang) die, expire, pass away, perish, buy it (U.S. slang), check out (U.S. slang), kick it (slang), go belly-up (slang), peg out (informal), kick the bucket (informal), buy the farm (U.S. slang), peg it (informal), cark it (Austral. & N.Z. slang), pop your clogs (informal), hop the twig (informal) The old man finally croaked at the age of 92.
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croak
verbSlang. To cease living:
Informal: pop off.
Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end, pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes.
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Translations
نَقيق، نَقْنَقَـهيَنُق، يُنَقْنِق
krákáníkrákatkuňkáníkuňkatskřehotání
kvækkekvækken
korahdellakorahtaakurnuttaaraakkua
brekegbrekegés
kvakkkvakka
karkimaskarktikvarkimaskvarkti
kurkstēšanakurkstēt
regljanjeregljati
gakgaklamakkurbağa/karga sesivak vakvakvaklamak
croak
[krəʊk]B. VI
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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croak
vt
(person) → krächzen
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croak
[krəʊk]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
croak
(krəuk) verb to utter a low hoarse sound like that of a frog. I could hear the frogs croaking.
noun such a sound.
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