An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
The ceiling was grey and cracked.
...a cracked mirror.
Synonyms: broken, damaged, split, chipped More Synonyms of cracked
2. adjective
A cracked voice or a cracked musical note sounds rough and unsteady.
When he spoke, his voice was hoarse and cracked.
3. graded adjective
If you say that someone is cracked, you think that their behaviour or ideas are very strange.
[informal, disapproval]
cracked in British English
(krækt)
adjective
1.
damaged by cracking
2. informal
crazy
cracked in American English
(krækt)
adjective
1.
broken or fractured, usually without complete separation of parts; having a crack or cracks
2.
harsh or strident
a cracked voice
3. Informal
mentally unbalanced
More idioms containing
cracked
not all it's cracked up to be
Examples of 'cracked' in a sentence
cracked
There's no better feeling in the world than the moment when you know you've cracked a difficult job.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
Dennis put his glass down and cracked his knuckles dramatically.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
In other languages
cracked
British English: cracked /krækt/ ADJECTIVE
An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
The ceiling was grey and cracked.
American English: cracked
Arabic: مَصْدُوع
Brazilian Portuguese: rachado
Chinese: 破裂的
Croatian: napukao
Czech: popraskaný
Danish: revnet
Dutch: gebarsten
European Spanish: rajado
Finnish: murtunut
French: fêlé
German: gesprungen
Greek: ραγισμένος
Italian: spaccato
Japanese: ひびの入った
Korean: 금이 간
Norwegian: sprukket
Polish: popękany
European Portuguese: rachado
Romanian: crăpat
Russian: треснутый
Latin American Spanish: rajado
Swedish: knäckt
Thai: ร้าว
Turkish: çatlak
Ukrainian: потрісканий
Vietnamese: rạn nứt
All related terms of 'cracked'
crack
If something hard cracks , or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
cracked gas
Cracked gas is gas from a refining process, which is often compressed afterwards .
cracked heels
a disease of horses characterized by dermatitis in the region of the fetlock
cracked wheat
whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
cracked residue
Cracked residue is the substance that is left when hydrocarbons in fuel have decomposed during thermal or catalytic cracking.
cracked distillate
A cracked distillate is a clear yellow liquid, mostly containing hydrocarbons , which is produced by steam cracking without a catalyst .
cracked fraction
A cracked fraction is a petroleum fraction (= a portion separated according to a physical property) that has been broken down from a fraction with larger molecules .
cracked compression
Cracked compression is a separation process for separating hydrocarbons further, with an increase in the pressure of the cracked gas.
cracked gas dryer
A cracked gas dryer is a piece of equipment for removing water vapor from natural gas, for example , using adsorbers and membranes .
cracked gas oil
Cracked gas oil is a gas oil which is formed as one of the products of a gas reaction .
cracked up to be
alleged or believed to be
crack on
If you crack on with something, you continue doing it, especially with more effort than before, or as quickly as possible.
crack up
If someone cracks up , they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill .
cracked gas cooling
Cracked gas cooling is a process in which the temperature of a cracked gas is reduced in order to separate it into different product streams .
crack down
If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws .
cracked gas heat recovery
Cracked gas heat recovery is the process of recovering energy from cracked gas, which is used to produce high-pressure steam to drive turbines for compressor plants.
not all it's cracked up to be
not as good as many people say
not all sth is cracked up to be
If you say that something is not all it's cracked up to be , you mean that it is not as good as other people have said it is.
Chinese translation of 'cracked'
cracked
(krækt)
adj
[dish, glass, mirror]破裂的 (pòliè de)
(inf, = mad) 疯(瘋)狂的 (fēngkuáng de)
crack
(kræk)
n
(c) (in bone, dish, glass, wall) 裂缝(縫) (lièfèng) (条(條), tiáo)
(s) (= gap) 缝(縫)隙 (fèngxì)
(c) (= noise) 噼啪声(聲) (pīpā shēng) (阵(陣), zhèn)
[of whip]噼啪声(聲) (pīpā shēng) (阵(陣), zhèn)
(c) (inf, = joke) 挖苦话(話) (wāku huà) (句, jù)
(inf, = attempt)
to have a crack (at sth)尝(嘗)试(試)(某事) (chángshì (mǒushì))
(u) (= drug) 纯(純)可卡因 (chún kěkǎyīn)
vt
(= break)
[dish, glass, mirror]使开(開)裂 (shǐ kāiliè)
[bone]使骨折 (shǐ gǔzhé)
[nut, egg]打破 (dǎpò)
(noisily)[whip, twig]使噼啪作响(響) (shǐ pīpā zuòxiǎng)
(= solve)[problem, code]解决(決) (jiějué)
vi
[dish, mirror, pipe]开(開)裂 (kāiliè)
(inf)[person] (= lose control) 垮掉 (kuǎdiào)
adj
[soldier, athlete]技艺(藝)高超的 (jìyì gāochāo de)
to crack one's head/knee on sth头(頭)/膝盖(蓋)在某物上撞了一下 (tóu/xīgài zài mǒuwù shang zhuàngle yīxià)
to crack an egg into a bowl打一个(個)鸡(雞)蛋在碗里(裡) (dǎ yī gè jīdàn zài wǎn li)
to crack a joke讲(講)笑话(話) (jiǎng xiàohuà)
to get cracking (Brit, inf) 开(開)始大干(幹)起来(來) (kāishǐ dàgàn qǐlái)