"crater" meaning in English

See crater in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkreɪ.tə(r)/ [UK], /ˈkreɪ.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crater.wav [UK] Forms: crater [singular], craters [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A crater is a circular hole in the ground that is created by the impact of a meteorite or other such object.
    Sense id: simple-crater-en-noun-Y6N8ol4S Categories (other): Astronomy
  2. A crater is the opening or mouth of a volcano where the main eruption takes place.
    Sense id: simple-crater-en-noun-pl8XcPWC Categories (other): Geology

Verb

IPA: /ˈkreɪ.tə(r)/ [UK], /ˈkreɪ.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crater.wav [UK] Forms: crater [canonical], craters [third-person, singular], cratered [past], cratered [past, participle], cratering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something craters, it collapses; it hollows out or becomes devastated or completely destroyed.
    Sense id: simple-crater-en-verb-jSpGj-BZ
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