crocked

• Adjectif informel utilisé en anglais australien pour décrire une personne blessée, épuisée ou fortement ivre.

An informal adjective used in Australian English to describe someone who is injured, broken, or very drunk.

1. Very drunkC1slangamerican

   In a state of extreme intoxication from alcohol.

   ivre mort

   • He got completely crocked at the party last night.
   • After three beers, she was already feeling crocked.
   • They were all crocked by the end of the wedding reception.

   Synonymesblottodrunkhammeredinebriatedintoxicatedloadedpickledplasteredsloshedsmashedsousedwasted

   Antonymesabstinentdrysober

• Verbe désuet signifiant dégager de la suie ou de la fumée, ou devenir noir de suie. Dans certains dialectes, il signifie aussi se casser ou se détruire.

An obsolete verb meaning to give off soot or smoke, or to become blackened with soot. Also used in dialect to mean to break down or give way.

1. Release color when rubbedB2informal

   To release or transfer color when rubbed, typically referring to poorly dyed fabric.

   déteindre

   • The new jeans crocked onto my white shirt.
   • This cheap fabric crocks easily when wet.
   • Be careful with that red towel; it tends to crock.

   Synonymesbleedrub offrunstaintransfer

2. Soil or stainB2informal

   To make something dirty or stained, as if with soot or dirt.

   Noircir, salir

   • The mechanic's hands were crocked with grease.
   • Don't sit on that bench; it will crock your trousers.
   • The old chimney crocked the walls with black soot.

   Synonymesbesmirchblackendirtysmirchsmudgesoilstainsully

   Antonymescleanpurifywash

Variantes phrasalcrock up