Definition of crake in English:

crake

noun kreɪkkreɪk

1A bird of the rail family with a short bill, such as the corncrake.
Family Rallidae: several genera, in particular Porzana, and numerous species
Example sentencesExamples
- Looking over the balcony at Cassowary Lodge, Atwood watched rare red-necked crakes scratching about in the bushes.
- Like other crakes the corncrake was more prone than most to colliding with overhead wires.
- The inspiration for the book had come while she was sitting on a friend's balcony in Queensland, watching the endangered red-necked crake.
- Binoculars are supplied so you can view the black teal, swans, dabchicks, ducks and even the spotless crake or elusive bittern.
- Occasionally the spotless crake has also been seen.
1. 1.1 The rasping cry of the corncrake.

Origin

Middle English (originally denoting a crow or raven): from Old Norse kráka, krákr, of imitative origin.

Rhymes

ache, awake, bake, betake, Blake, brake, break, cake, drake, fake, flake, forsake, hake, Jake, lake, make, mistake, opaque, partake, quake, rake, sake, shake, sheikh, slake, snake, splake, stake, steak, strake, take, undertake, wake, wideawake

Definition of crake in US English:

crake

nounkreɪkkrāk

1A bird of the rail family, especially one with a short bill like the corncrake.
Family Rallidae: several genera, in particular Porzana, and numerous species
Example sentencesExamples
- Like other crakes the corncrake was more prone than most to colliding with overhead wires.
- Occasionally the spotless crake has also been seen.
- Looking over the balcony at Cassowary Lodge, Atwood watched rare red-necked crakes scratching about in the bushes.
- The inspiration for the book had come while she was sitting on a friend's balcony in Queensland, watching the endangered red-necked crake.
- Binoculars are supplied so you can view the black teal, swans, dabchicks, ducks and even the spotless crake or elusive bittern.
1. 1.1 The rasping cry of the corn crake.

Origin

Middle English (originally denoting a crow or raven): from Old Norse kráka, krákr, of imitative origin.

单词	crake
释义	Definition of crake in English: crake noun kreɪkkreɪk 1A bird of the rail family with a short bill, such as the corncrake. Family Rallidae: several genera, in particular Porzana, and numerous species Example sentencesExamples Looking over the balcony at Cassowary Lodge, Atwood watched rare red-necked crakes scratching about in the bushes. Like other crakes the corncrake was more prone than most to colliding with overhead wires. The inspiration for the book had come while she was sitting on a friend's balcony in Queensland, watching the endangered red-necked crake. Binoculars are supplied so you can view the black teal, swans, dabchicks, ducks and even the spotless crake or elusive bittern. Occasionally the spotless crake has also been seen. 1.1 The rasping cry of the corncrake. Origin Middle English (originally denoting a crow or raven): from Old Norse kráka, krákr, of imitative origin. Rhymes ache, awake, bake, betake, Blake, brake, break, cake, drake, fake, flake, forsake, hake, Jake, lake, make, mistake, opaque, partake, quake, rake, sake, shake, sheikh, slake, snake, splake, stake, steak, strake, take, undertake, wake, wideawake Definition of crake in US English: crake nounkreɪkkrāk 1A bird of the rail family, especially one with a short bill like the corncrake. Family Rallidae: several genera, in particular Porzana, and numerous species Example sentencesExamples Like other crakes the corncrake was more prone than most to colliding with overhead wires. Occasionally the spotless crake has also been seen. Looking over the balcony at Cassowary Lodge, Atwood watched rare red-necked crakes scratching about in the bushes. The inspiration for the book had come while she was sitting on a friend's balcony in Queensland, watching the endangered red-necked crake. Binoculars are supplied so you can view the black teal, swans, dabchicks, ducks and even the spotless crake or elusive bittern. 1.1 The rasping cry of the corn crake. Origin Middle English (originally denoting a crow or raven): from Old Norse kráka, krákr, of imitative origin.
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