croak n : a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) [syn: croaking]

1 die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, snuff it]

2 utter a hoarse sound, like a raven [syn: cronk]

3 make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, mutter, grumble, gnarl]

English

Pronunciation

• krōk, /krəʊk/, /kr@Uk/

  Rhymes: -əʊk

Noun

1. A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
2. The cry of a frog or toad.

Translations

• Danish: grynt (1); kvæk (2)
• French: coassement (2)
• German: Krächzen (1), Quaken (2)
• Greek: κουάξ (kuaks)
• Hebrew: קרקור (qirqur) (2)
• Russian: квак (kvak) (2)
• Irish: grág (2)

Verb

1. To make a croak.
2. Of a frog, to make its cry.
3. To die.
4. Of a raven, to make its cry.
5. transitive slang To kill someone or something.

   He seen my face, so I had to croak him.

Translations

• Danish: kvække (1); skrige (3)
• French: grognement (1), coasser (2), crever (3), croasser (4)
• German: krächzen (1), quaken (2), (slang) abkratzen (3)
• Greek: κροάζω (kroazo)
• Hebrew: לקרקר (leqarqer) (2)
• Portuguese: grasnar (1,2,4)
• Russian: квакать (kvákat’) (2)

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