crackedcracked /krækt/ adjective 
The mirror was cracked and dirty. dry cracked lips He escaped with a cracked rib and bruising.2someone’s voice that is cracked sounds rough and uncontrolled3[not before noun] informal slightly crazy4cracked software has been changed by a user, for example so that they can continue to use it after a particular date or so that it can be used without a licence
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A cracked tile spoiled the look of the countertop.
- He's been driving around with a cracked windshield for months.
- The tiles were old and cracked.
- Throw that jug away. It's cracked.
- A north-west gale had given us a good shaking up crossing from Peterhead to Wick resulting in a cracked cylinder head.
- A one million pound appeal has been launched to save Pershore Abbey's cracked walls from collapse.
- A round table covered in cracked oilcloth stood bare of bowls, jugs, cups and saucers.
- Look for moss growing on tiles, cracked tiles and damaged chimney stacks.
- Tense, silent, on the chair by the table with its flower bowl and its dish of cracked apples.
- That accident led to speed restrictions and disruption throughout Britain's rail network during an emergency program of replacing cracked rails.
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something that is broken has become separated into pieces, for example by being hit or dropped: · The floor was covered in broken glass.· This suitcase is no good - the handle's broken.· The birds had gotten into the cabin through a broken window.· In the corner of the room were a broken chair and a rickety old desk.
a cup, plate etc that is chipped has a small piece broken off the edge of it: · Why do I always get the chipped cup?· Don't use that plate - it's chipped.
something that is cracked is not completely broken, but has cracks on its surface as a result of damage: · Throw that jug away. It's cracked.· The tiles were old and cracked.· He's been driving around with a cracked windshield for months.
British informal /busted especially American, informal broken: · I can't carry all the shopping home in this bag - it's bust.· The door's bust again. Can you get it fixed?· In the yard, Miguel found a writing table with a busted leg.
making you feel disappointed something that is disappointing makes you feel unhappy or dissatisfied, because it is not as good as you hoped it would be: · The team had a disappointing season.· Company profits this year have been very disappointing.
something that is a disappointment does not happen in the way you hoped, or is not as good as you expected: · The holiday was a bit of a disappointment - it rained the whole time.be a disappointment to: · The election results were a disappointment to civil rights groups.be a great/major disappointment: · It was a great disappointment to my parents that I didn't go to university.
if an event or person does not live up to expectations , you expected them to be very good but in fact they are not: · I'm afraid as a husband I never really lived up to Kelly's expectations.· Despite the enormous cost of making it, the film didn't live up to expectations.fail to live up to (somebody's) expectations: · I failed to live up to my parents' expectations, particularly at school.
spoken if something is a letdown , you do not enjoy it as much as you expected: · The party was a real letdown.· After months of planning and anticipation, the Florida trip was kind of a letdown.
something that is an anticlimax or is anticlimactic does not seem very exciting or interesting because it comes after something that was much better: · Going back to work after a month travelling in China is bound to be an anticlimax.· Compared to the excitement of the earlier parts of the film, the ending was a little anticlimactic.
an event or occasion that is a non-event is disappointing because nothing interesting or exciting happened: · Sue's party was a total non-event. Only five people turned up.
spoken informal if you say that a situation or event is a bummer , you mean it is very disappointing: · "I heard Reggie's going to quit the team." "That's a bummer."bummer! American: · "The party was last Saturday." "Oh, bummer! I always miss those things."
informal use this to say that something is not as good as people say it is: · Northbourne Leisure Centre isn't all it's cracked up to be, they don't even have a sauna.· Being a fashion model isn't all it's cracked up to be. It is extremely hard work.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The coachman cracked his whip and the carriage lurched forward.
1something that is cracked has one or more lines on the surface because it is damaged but not completely broken: The coachman cracked his whip and the carriage lurched forward. The mirror was cracked and dirty. dry cracked lips He escaped with a cracked rib and bruising.2someone’s voice that is cracked sounds rough and uncontrolled3[not before noun] informal slightly crazy4cracked software has been changed by a user, for example so that they can continue to use it after a particular date or so that it can be used without a licence