adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The honking sound of a goose.
2. 2
   A hill or barrow.

Verb

1. 1
   To honk like a goose.
2. 2
   cry like a goose wordnet
3. 3
   utter a hoarse sound, like a raven wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Unwell, sick. Australia, colloquial, obsolete
2. 2
   Of a horse, broken down, not useful as a work horse due to illness or infirmity. Australia, colloquial, obsolete
3. 3
   Illegal; dishonest. Australia, colloquial, obsolete
4. 4
   No good; bad. Australia, colloquial, obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cacklecallcarolcawchattercheep

Etymology

Etymology 1

Imitative. Compare quonk.

Etymology 2

Probably from British dialect crank (“unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded”).

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