crock

nouns

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
carbon black, crock, lampblack, smut, soot
nonsense; foolish talk
"that's a crock"
crock
is a type of (narrower)
a message that seems to convey no meaning
bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
crock, earthenware jar

verbs

release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
crock
is a type of (narrower)
be diffused
"These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
bleed, run
soil with or as with crock
crock
is a type of (narrower)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
"don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil