Word Meaning

crake definition and meaning

v. t. & i. To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.
v. t. & i. To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.
n. A boast. See Crack, n.
n. Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.