a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
"The artist carefully added the liquid crock to her inkwell to deepen the shade of black in her charcoal sketch."
an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
"She carefully lifted the heavy crock from the pantry shelf to check if it was still full of preserves."
A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
"She scraped the thick layer of crock off the bottom of her cast-iron skillet before she could cook dinner."
The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut.
release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
"The cheap shirt was a total crock because it started bleeding bright pink onto my white undershirt after just one wash."
soil with or as with crock
"The heavy rain turned the garden path into a thick, muddy crock that was difficult to walk through."
To break something or injure someone.
"The old fireplace was so dirty that it began to smoke and send out a thick, greasy crock into the room."
To give off crock or smut.
A surname.
"After years of legal battles, the Crocks finally inherited the old farmhouse in Vermont."