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crake

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun crake has 1 sense
  1. crake - any of several short-billed Old World rails
    --1 is a kind of
    rail
    --1 has particulars:
     corncrake, land rail, Crex crex; spotted crake, Porzana porzana

Definitions from the Web

Crake

Part of Speech:

  • Noun
  • Verb

Sense 1 (Noun):

A small, usually brown or gray marsh bird of the rail family.

Sample Sentence:

The crake darted through the tall grass, its call echoing across the wetland.

Sense 2 (Noun):

A sharp, sudden sound or cry.

Sample Sentence:

The gunshot startled us with a loud crake.

Sense 3 (Verb):

To emit a sharp, sudden sound or cry.

Sample Sentence:

The old wooden stairs craked under my weight as I climbed.

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