English noun: croak | |||
1. | croak (communication) a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) | ||
Synonyms | croaking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
English verb: croak | |||
1. | croak (change) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abort, asphyxiate, buy it, drown, fall, famish, pip out, predecease, starve, stifle, succumb, suffocate, yield | ||
Verb group | break, break down, conk out, die, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad | ||
Antonyms | be born | ||
2. | croak (communication) utter a hoarse sound, like a raven | ||
Synonyms | cronk | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
3. | croak (communication) make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath | ||
Samples | She grumbles when she feels overworked. | ||
Synonyms | gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | ||