adj
Meaning 1
Unwell, sick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
cronk
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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CMU ARPABET: K R AA1 NG K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of a horse, broken down, not useful as a work horse due to illness or infirmity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
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adj
Meaning 3
Illegal; dishonest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
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adj
Meaning 4
No good; bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
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name
Meaning 5
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
The honking sound of a goose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A hill or barrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Isle of Man
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verb
Meaning 8
To honk like a goose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 9
cry like a goose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The geese were honking
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: honk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
verb
Meaning 10
utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: croak
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
History
Etymology
Probably from British dialect crank (“unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded”).
Imitative. Compare quonk.