Definition of crake

• v. t. & i. - To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.
• v. t. & i. - To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.
• n. - A boast. See Crack, n.
• n. - Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.