Definition of cack - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
soundintr. Rare UK make a loud harsh sound like a birdintr. Rare UK
- The parrot cacked loudly in the morning.
2.
- She cacked at the comedian's joke.
3.
- He cacked during the trumpet solo.
4.
- He needs to cack before the trip.
5.
- The mobster threatened to cack his rival.
Noun
1.
bird soundRare UK loud harsh sound made by birdsRare UK
- The crow let out a loud cack.
2.
- This old phone is just cack now.
3.
- He went for a quick cack before leaving.
Expressions with cack
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vomit or expel contents from the stomach
He felt sick and had to cack up.
clumsy or awkward in handling things
He is so cack-handed with tools.
lack of skill or clumsiness
Her cack-handedness was evident in the messy painting.
Origin of cack
Imitative, cack (to laugh)
Examples of cack in a sentence
In the distance, a raven cacked ominously. He cacked when he heard the hilarious story. The audience cacked throughout the entire performance. The musician cacked, causing the audience to cringe. During rehearsal, she cacked on the final note. The dog might cack in the garden if not watched.
Birds often cack while flying over cars. The gang planned to cack the informant. He was ordered to cack the traitor. The forest was filled with the cack of geese. A sudden cack startled the hikers. The movie was just cack, not worth watching. His explanation was cack and didn't help at all. The toddler announced he needed a cack. After the meal, he excused himself for a cack.
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- French:croasser, croassement, ...
- German:krächzen, Krächzen, ...
- Italian:strillare, gracchìo, ...
- Spanish:graznar, graznido, ...
- Portuguese:grasnar, grasnido, ...
- Chinese:刺耳地叫, 嘎嘎声, ...
- Japanese:鳴く, カック, ...
- Arabic:نَعَقَ, نَعِيب, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַרְעִים, קוֹל צוֹרֵם, ...
- Russian:кричать, карканье, ...
- Ukrainian:кричати, карк, ...
- Hindi:चीखना, कर्कश ध्वनि, ...
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