CROTCHET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crotchet mean? 

• CROTCHET (noun)
  The noun CROTCHET has 4 senses:

1. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

2. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

3. a strange attitude or habit

4. a small tool or hooklike implement

  Familiarity information: CROTCHET used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROTCHET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

crotchet; hook

Hypernyms ("crotchet" is a kind of...):

curve; curved shape (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crotchet"):

uncus ((biology) any hook-shaped process or part)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

crotchet; quarter note

Hypernyms ("crotchet" is a kind of...):

musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A strange attitude or habit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

crotchet; oddity; queerness; quirk; quirkiness

Hypernyms ("crotchet" is a kind of...):

strangeness; unfamiliarity (unusualness as a consequence of not being well known)

Derivation:

crotchety (having a difficult and contrary disposition)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A small tool or hooklike implement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crotchet" is a kind of...):

hook (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)