kraken

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
2. (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
3. (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
4. (figuratively,transitive) to break someone mentally
5. (figuratively,transitive) to solve a code
6. (figuratively,intransitive,transitive) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
7. (figuratively,transitive) to squat (a building)
8. (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
9. (Suriname,intransitive) with voor (“for”); to support a certain sports team or sportsperson

Noun

Alternative form of kraak (“Kraken”)

Noun

plural of kraak

Concepts

crack

creak

grate

squeak

usurp

shell

clatter

grince

grind

scrape

scratch

overpower

crash

chatter

flap

slap

smack

Kraken

squat

crackle

fall in love

crunch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkraːkə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. The sense "to support a sports team or sportsperson" is a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo kraka (“to support (with a wedge)”).