craft

/ˈkɹɑːft/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: crafts · crafting · crafted

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Intellectual power; skill; art. — Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Năng lực trí tuệ; kỹ năng; nghệ thuật

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Noun

Examples

The Cyclôpes were Brontês, Steropês, and Argês,—formidable persons, equally distinguished for strength and for manual craft […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Intellectual power; skill; art. — Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception .

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khôn khéo, nghệ thuật, kỹ năng hoặc khéo léo áp dụng cho mục đích xấu

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Noun

Examples

[…]and the chiefe Priests, and the Scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

To make by hand and with much skill.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm bằng tay và với kỹ năng cao

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Verb

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Xây dựng, phát triển một thứ gì đó như một người thợ lành nghề

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Verb

Examples

state crafting; the process of crafting global policing

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “craft” mean?

Intellectual power; skill; art. — Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .

Is “craft” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.