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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Crake \Crake\ (kr[=a]k), v. t. & i. [See Crack.]
     1. To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Each man may crake of that which was his own. --Mir.
                                                    for Mag.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Crake \Crake\, n.
     A boast. See Crack, n. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Crake \Crake\, n. [Cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow, kr[=a]kr raven, Sw.
     kr[*a]ka, Dan. krage; perh. of imitative origin. Cf. Crow.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so
     called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Crake \Crake\ (kr[=a]k), v. t. & i. [See Crack.]
     1. To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.
  
     2. To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. [Obs.]
  
              Each man may crake of that which was his own. --Mir.
                                                    for Mag.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Crake \Crake\, n.
     A boast. See Crack, n. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Crake \Crake\, n. [Cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow, kr[=a]kr raven, Sw.
     kr[*a]ka, Dan. krage; perh. of imitative origin. Cf. Crow.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so
     called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  crake
       n : any of several short-billed Old World rails

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  crake
     n.
     Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
     vb.
     To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A crack; a boast.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Crake
     n.
     (alternative case form of en crake)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  crake
     n.
     Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
     vb.
     To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A crack; a boast.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Crake
     n.
     (alternative case form of en crake)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  crake
     n.
     Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
     vb.
     To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A crack; a boast.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Crake
     n.
     (alternative case form of en crake)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  crake
     n.
     Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
     vb.
     To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A crack; a boast.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Crake
     n.
     (alternative case form of en crake)

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  crake //ˈkɹeɪk// 
  дърдавец
  any of several birds, of the family Rallidae

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  crake /kɹˈeɪk/
  chřástal

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  crake /kɹˈeɪk/
  Sumpfhuhn  [ornith.]

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  crake //ˈkɹeɪk// 
  huitti, rantakana, räikkä, rääkkä, suokana
  any of several birds, of the family Rallidae

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  crake /kɹˈeɪk/
  1. su yelvesi, (zool.) Rallus aquaticus corn crake bıldırcın kılavuzu, (zool.) Crex crex .

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 秧鸡之类,秧鸡的叫声;
  v. 叫;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 秧鸡之类,秧鸡的叫声
     vi. 秧鸡般叫

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