crever — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
crever is used for these senses in English:
- bite the dust (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
- blow out (transitive) To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint.
- buy the farm (idiomatic, US, informal, euphemistic) To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.
- check out (transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
- croak (slang) To die.
- croak To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
- die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- do in (transitive, colloquial) To exhaust, to tire out.
croak — full definition
- noun A low, rough sound made in the throat, especially the call of a frog.
- verb To make a low, rough sound, or to say something in a hoarse voice.
- verb Informal: to die.
die — full definition
- verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
- verb To stop working or functioning; to break down.
- verb To want something so much it feels overwhelming (informal, exaggerated use).
- noun A small cube marked with dots on each face, used in games of chance (plural: dice).
- noun A tool or mold used to cut or shape metal, plastic, or other material into a specific form.