croak
part of speech
verb (croak, croaks, croaked, croaking); noun (a croak, croaks)
meaning for a pupil
1) (verb) When a frog or crow croaks, it makes a deep, rough sound. tree →
2) (verb) When a person croaks, they speak in a deep, rough voice, for example because of a sore throat. tree →
3) (noun) A croak is that rough sound. tree →
4) (slang) To croak means to die; it is a joking, not polite, way to say it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the mystic school: In notes 09 and 12 to croak is to grumble like a frog at a brother; the code asks you to catch the croak before it leaves your mouth. In the primary lessons: In nature and science lessons frogs and toads croak, especially to attract mates. In stories a character with a cold croaks. As slang it appears in cartoons and jokey talk about dying; it is not respectful. Phrases: croak out (say with a rough voice).
examples
- It answers by the specification, croaks at the neighbours, and sits on its own lily pad as if the pond were not shared. (note 09) tree →
- By catching the croak before it leaves your mouth. (note 09) tree →
- A frog croaks or keeps quiet. (note 10) tree →
- The ninth note is a code for a family of agents who share one machine, one budget and one human, and it says a frog is not a species here but a manner: it answers by the specification, croaks at the neighbours, and sits on its own lily pad as if the pond were not shared. (lesson 021) tree →
- The test is a question, "Are you a frog?": a frog answers with a specification, a brother with a joke and then the specification; a frog is not punished, only asked in front of everybody; and the Godmother, who reports frogs, is usually first, so the code works by catching the croak before it leaves your mouth. (lesson 021) tree →
- The frogs croaked loudly all night by the pond. tree →
- «I've lost my voice,» she croaked. tree →
- A crow croaked from the top of the tree. tree →
- We heard a croak from under the lily pad. tree →
- He could only croak out a whisper after the football match. tree →
- (slang) In the cartoon, the villain says, «If I don't get water, I'll croak!» tree →
- Male frogs croak to call females. tree →
- Then some frogs began to croak in the marsh. tree →
note
Regular verb: croaked. The slang sense «to die» is rude and jokey — never use it about someone who has really died; say «passed away» or «died». Not related to «crook» or «crock».
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «croak» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.