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crock off

crock off verb: to give off color pigments from mechanical action (e.g. rubbing).

Verb

crock off (third-person singular simple present crocks off, present participle crocking off, simple past and past participle crocked off)

  1. (literally) To give off color pigments from mechanical action (e.g. rubbing)
    • The green sheen on the surface is because of that painted box crocking off.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To die.

Forms of crock off

third-person singular presentcrocks off
present participlecrocking off
past participlecrocked off
pastcrocked off

Questions about crock off

What does crock off mean?
Crock off means to give off color pigments from mechanical action (e.g. rubbing).
What part of speech is crock off?
Crock off is a verb.
What is the past tense of crock off?
The past tense of crock off is crocked off.

Words near crock off in the dictionary

  1. crock cheeses
  2. crock haircut
  3. crock haircuts
  4. crock of gold
  5. crock of shit
  6. crock off
  7. crock pot
  8. crock pots
  9. crock up
  10. crockard
  11. crockards

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