Crock (Noun)
Meaning 1
An earthen jar (made of baked clay).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
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Meaning 3
Nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's promise to create a million new jobs overnight was a complete crock.
- I'm not buying that excuse, it's a crock if I ever heard one.
- The salesperson's claim that the product would last a lifetime was just a crock.
- He lost all credibility when he started spouting that crock about aliens controlling our minds.
- Anyone who believes that's going to solve all our problems is drinking from the same old crock.