1 [C] a large reptile with a long tail, hard skin and very big jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and lakes in hot countries.
2 [U] crocodile skin made into leather:
crocodile shoes
3 [C] (BrE) a long line of people, especially children, walking in pairs:
a school crocodile
IDIOMS
crocodile tears if sb SHEDS (= cries) crocodile tears, they pretend to be sad about sth, but they are not really sad at all:
Let's have no more politicians shedding crocodile tears for the unemployed.
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