crocodile

Universal Words noun 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.