different between frack vs frock

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?æk/

Etymology 1

From an abbreviated form of fracture. Also found in English hydrofracking.

Verb

frack (third-person singular simple present fracks, present participle fracking, simple past and past participle fracked)

1. (oil industry) To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking)

Etymology 2

Original and alternate spelling for English frak. See frak.

Alternative forms

• frac, frak

Verb

frack (third-person singular simple present fracks, present participle fracking, simple past and past participle fracked)

1. (slang, euphemistic) Fuck.

Synonyms

• eff, feck, frak, frig; see also Thesaurus:copulate or Thesaurus:copulate with

Etymology 3

Adjective

frack (comparative more frack, superlative most frack)

1. Alternative form of freck

References

• Wikipedia frack.
• Battlestarwiki frack
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /f??k/
• Rhymes: -?k

Etymology 1

From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), perhaps via Medieval Latin hrocus, roccus, rocus (“a coat”), from Frankish *hroc, *hrok (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kre?- (“to weave”). Cognate with Old High German hroch, roch (“skirt, dress, cowl”) – whence German Rock (“skirt, coat”) –, Saterland Frisian Rok (“skirt”), Dutch rok (“skirt, petticoat”), Old English rocc (“an overgarment, tunic, rochet”), Old Norse rokkr (“skirt, jacket”), whence Danish rok (“garment”).

Noun

frock (plural frocks)

1. A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
2. An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
3. A sailor's jersey.
4. An undress regimental coat.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

frock (third-person singular simple present frocks, present participle frocking, simple past and past participle frocked)

1. To clothe in a frock.
2. To make a cleric.

Derived terms

• defrock
• disfrock
• unfrock

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English froke, variation of frogge (“frog”), from Old English frocga (“frog”). More at frog.

Noun

frock (plural frocks)

1. (dialectal) A frog.