crći

1. (of animals) to die
   Crkla nam je kokoška preko noći. — Our hen died overnight.
2. colloq. (of a device) to die; to conk out
   Crkao mi je telefon baš kad sam hteo da te zovem. — My phone died just when I wanted to call you.
   Auto je crkao na pola puta. — The car conked out halfway there.
3. colloq. (+ od something) to die of; to be dying of
   Skoro sam crkao od smeha. — I nearly died laughing.
   Crkla sam od umora posle posla. — I was dead tired after work.
4. vulg. derog. (of people) to croak; to drop dead
   Radiće dok ne crkne za tu platu. — He'll work for that pay until he drops dead.

Of people it sounds rude; the neutral verbs are uginuti for animals and umreti for people.