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💀 To die (slang) 🐸 To make a rough sound 🐸 A rough sound 😒 To complain quietly
to croak

to croak

32 9.0
To die, said in a casual or joking way
  • verb
  • /kroʊk/
  • Slang
: estirar la pata
  • In the end, he's going to croak, isn't he?
  • going to croak
  • a guy croaked
  • just croaked

Examples

Synonyms

to die
vsto croak
∞ 1.0

To stop living and no longer be alive

is informal and irreverent rather than neutral and literal
to go
vsto croak
∞ 5.6

To stop working or start to fail

is specifically slangy for human death rather than general endings
to pass
vsto croak
  • Formal
537 3.8

To stop living

is casual slang and more irreverent than polite phrasing
to perish
vsto croak
  • Formal
121 6.0

To die suddenly or violently, often in large numbers

is casual slang without implying violence or suddenness
to decease
vsto croak
  • Archaic
62 9.9

To stop living, used in formal or old language

is informal and joking rather than formal or archaic
to drop dead
vsto croak
  • Informal
52 8.4

Die suddenly, often from shock or extreme tiredness

covers casual death talk without focusing on sudden collapse
to expire
vsto croak
  • Formal
31 8.6

To die, often used in medical or formal speech

is informal slang and not literary or formal in tone
to exit
vsto croak
  • Formal
10 8.6

To die

is slangy and casual rather than formal or merely humorous
to pass away
vsto croak
8 3.8

To die peacefully in a gentle, respectful way

is irreverent and informal rather than gentle or respectful
to kick the bucket
vsto croak
  • Informal
7 8.6

To die, said in casual or joking speech

is similarly informal but feels rougher and more irreverent
to buy the farm
vsto croak
  • Slang
5 9.9

To die suddenly, often in an accident or during fighting

is informal and slangy but does not imply accident or suddenness
to give up the ghost
vsto croak
  • Informal
4 8.1

To die or stop working after a long time of problems

is more slangy and casual, focusing on death rather than failure
to snuff it
vsto croak
  • Slang
2 9.9

To stop living and not come back

is informal but less coarse and more joking than rough slang
to pop off
vsto croak
  • Informal
1 9.1

To die, often said as a joke to make it seem less serious

is more slangy and playful rather than merely casual
to cash in one's chips
vsto croak
  • Informal
9.6

To die in a light, not serious way

is more slangy and irreverent rather than just playful

Antonyms

to live
∞ 1.0

To continue to be alive

to survive
∞ 2.7

Continue to exist after a dangerous or difficult event

Surface Forms

croak infinitive
croaked past
croaked past participle
croaking present participle
croaks third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the slang use of Croak meaning 'to die' is to think of a last, quiet croak from an animal or a failing voice, so croak began to be used jokingly or roughly to say someone has died.