Definition of croup Croup
/kɹuˈp/ - [krup] - croup
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What does croup mean?
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NounPlural: croups |
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| croup - a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing | ||
| spasmodic laryngitis | ||
| angina any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain | ||
| croup - the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks | ||
| hindquarters, croupe, rump | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | ||
| quadruped an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking | ||
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Wiktionary 
- croup (Noun)
The top of the rump of a horse. - croup (Noun)
An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty. - croup (Verb)
To croak, make a hoarse noise.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- croup (n.)
The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle. - croup (n.)
An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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croup
A respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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croup
krōōp, n. a severe disease in the throat of children, accompanied by a hoarse cough.—v.i. to cry or speak hoarsely.—n. Croup′iness.—adjs. Croup′ous, Croup′y. [A.S. kropan, to cry; Scot. roup, croup, hoarseness; from the sound.] -
croup
krōōp, n. the rump of a horse: the place behind the saddle.—n. Croup′on (obs.), the croup: the human buttocks. [Fr. croupe, a protuberance; allied to Crop.]
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🔤- croup, noun, singular of croups.
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