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crack up
crack C0717000 (krăk)v. cracked, crack·ing, cracks v.intr.1. a. To break without complete separation of parts: The mirror cracked.b. To break or snap apart: The branch cracked off and fell.2. To make a sharp snapping sound: His knees cracked as he sat down.3. a. To break down; fail: The defendant's composure finally began to crack.b. To have a mental or physical breakdown: cracked under the pressure.4. To change sharply in pitch or timbre, as from hoarseness or emotion. Used of the voice.5. To move or go rapidly: was cracking along at 70 miles an hour.6. Chemistry To break into simpler molecules, often by means of heat or a catalyst.v.tr.1. a. To cause to break without complete separation of parts: The pebble cracked the car's windshield. See Synonyms at break.b. To cause to break with a sharp snapping sound: crack nuts.c. To crush (corn or wheat, for example) into small pieces.2. a. To strike, especially with a sharp sound: cracked the intruder over the head with a lamp.b. To cause to come into forceful contact with something, especially with a sharp sound: fell and cracked his head against the floor.3. To open to a slight extent: crack a window to let in some air.4. Informal a. To break open or into: crack a safe.b. To open up for use or consumption: crack a book; cracked a beer.c. To break through (an obstacle) in order to win acceptance or acknowledgment: finally cracked the "men-only" rule at the club.5. To discover the solution to, especially after considerable effort: crack a code.6. To cause (the voice) to crack.7. Informal To tell (a joke), especially on impulse or in an effective manner.8. To cause to have a mental or physical breakdown.9. To impair or destroy: Their rude remarks cracked his equanimity.10. To reduce (petroleum) to simpler compounds by cracking.n.1. a. A partial split or break; a fissure: cracks in the basement wall.b. A slight narrow space: The window was open a crack.c. Informal The fissure between the buttocks.2. A defect or flaw: cracks in the argument; a crack in his composure.3. A sharp snapping sound, such as the report of a firearm.4. A sharp resounding blow: gave him a crack on the head.5. A breaking, harshly dissonant vocal tone or sound, as in hoarseness.6. An attempt or try: gave him a crack at the job; took a crack at photography.7. A witty or sarcastic remark. See Synonyms at joke.8. A moment; an instant: at the crack of dawn.9. Irish Fun had when socializing; social amusement.10. Slang Crack cocaine.adj. Excelling in skill or achievement; first-rate: a crack shot; a crack tennis player.Phrasal Verbs: crack down To act more forcefully to regulate, repress, or restrain: The police cracked down on speeding. crack up Informal 1. To praise highly: He was simply not the genius he was cracked up to be.2. a. To damage or wreck (a vehicle or vessel): crack up a plane; crack up a boat.b. To wreck a vehicle in an accident: cracked up on the expressway.3. To have a mental or physical breakdown: crack up from overwork.4. To experience or cause to experience a great deal of amusement: really cracked up when I heard that joke.Idiom: crack the whip To behave in a domineering manner; demand hard work and efficiency from those under one's control.
[Middle English craken, from Old English cracian; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]crack up vb (adverb) 1. (intr) to break into pieces2. (intr) informal to undergo a physical or mental breakdown3. (Pathology) (tr) informal to present or report, esp in glowing terms: it's not all it's cracked up to be. 4. informal chiefly US and Canadian to laugh or cause to laugh uproariously or uncontrollably n 5. (Pathology) a physical or mental breakdown 6. a collapse 7. US a crash Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | crack up - suffer a nervous breakdowncrock up, collapse, break up, cracksuffer, sustain, have, get - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" | | 2. | crack up - rhapsodize aboutexalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" | | 3. | crack up - laugh unrestrainedlybreak upexpress joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter |
crackverb1. To undergo partial breaking:fissure, fracture, rupture, split.2. To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise:bang, bark, clap, pop, snap.3. To find the key to (a code, for example):break, decipher, decrypt, puzzle out.4. To give way mentally and emotionally:break (down), collapse, snap.Informal: crack up, fold.5. To suddenly lose all health or strength:break (down), cave in, collapse, drop, give out, succumb.Informal: crack up.Slang: conk out.Idiom: give way.phrasal verb
crack up1. Informal. To undergo wrecking:crash, smash.Informal: pile up.2. Informal. To give way mentally and emotionally:break (down), collapse, crack, snap.Informal: fold.3. Informal. To suddenly lose all health or strength:break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb.Slang: conk out.Idiom: give way.noun1. A sudden sharp, explosive noise:bang, bark, clap, explosion, pop, rat-a-tat-tat, report, snap.2. A usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and rupture:break, chink, cleavage, cleft, crevice, fissure, rift, split.3. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:bang, blow, clout, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.Slang: belt, conk, paste.4. A trying to do or make something:attempt, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try.Informal: shot.Slang: take.Archaic: assay.5. A brief trial:go, stab, try.Informal: fling, shot, whack, whirl.6. A flippant or sarcastic remark:dig, quip.Slang: wisecrack.7. A very brief time:flash, instant, minute, moment, second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink.Informal: jiff, jiffy.Chiefly British: tick.adjectiveHaving or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill:adept, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful.Slang: crackerjack.Translationscrack up
crack up1. verb To laugh very hard. We all cracked up at Josh's joke.2. verb To cause someone to laugh very hard. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "crack" and "up." Josh's joke cracked us all up. That comedian just cracks me up.3. verb To experience a mental or emotional breakdown. All those days of sleep deprivation finally caused me to crack up. She's terrified to leave the house all of a sudden—I think she's cracking up.4. verb To destroy something. He drove into a tree and cracked up his car.5. verb To be in an accident. I cracked up after losing control of my car.6. noun An accident. When used as a noun, the phrase is typically hyphenated. I was in a crack-up when I lost control of my car and hydroplaned.See also: crack, upcrack someone or something upto damage someone or something. (See also someone up">crack someone up.) Who cracked my car up? Who cracked up my car? Who was driving? The accident cracked him up a little.See also: crack, upcrack someone upto make someone laugh very hard; to make someone break out laughing. You and your jokes really crack me up. That comedian really knows how to crack up an audience.See also: crack, upcrack something upto crash something; to destroy something (in an accident). The driver cracked the car up in an accident. The pilot cracked up the plane.See also: crack, upcrack up 1. to have a wreck. The plane cracked up and killed two of the passengers. Whose car cracked up on the expressway? 2. to break out in laughter. The whole audience cracked up. I knew I would crack up during the love scene. 3. Sl. to have a mental or emotional breakdown. The poor guy cracked up. It was too much for him. You would crack up, too, if you had been through all he went through. 4. an accident; a wreck. (Usually crack-up.) There was a terrible crack-up on the expressway. There were four cars in the crack-up.See also: crack, upcrack up1. Suffer an emotional breakdown, become insane, as in He might crack up under the strain. This usage alludes to the result of cracking one's skull; from the early 1600s to crack alone was used in this way. [Slang; early 1900s] 2. Damage or wreck a vehicle or vessel. For example, I'm always afraid that I'll crack up the car. 3. Experience a crash, as in We cracked up on the freeway in the middle of the ice storm. 4. Also, crack someone up. Burst or cause to burst out laughing, as in The audience cracked up, or That joke really cracked me up. [Slang; c. 1940] Also see break up, def. 6. All of these expressions derive from crack in the sense of "break into pieces" or "collapse," a usage dating from the late 1600s. Also see cracked up. See also: crack, upcracked up1. Past tense of crack up. 2. cracked up to be. Reputed to be. This expression is always used in a negative way, as in I don't think this book is all it's cracked up to be. It relies on the now obsolete use of to crack up to mean "to praise extravagantly." It appeared in The Kentuckian: "He is not the thing he is cracked up for" (May 28, 1829). [Early 1800s] 3. Under the influence of crack (a form of cocaine). For example, "Who's cracked up, who's cracked out, and who's dead?" ( World News Tonight, ABC-TV, May 12, 1992). [1980s] See also: cracked, upcrack upv.1. To damage something or someone, as in an accident: I cracked up the car when I hit a tree. We gave him a remote control plane for his birthday, but he cracked it up on his very first flight.2. To become damaged or wrecked: The plane cracked up when it hit the ground.3. To praise someone or something highly, especially incorrectly. Often used in the passive: I am simply not the genius I'm cracked up to be. His friend cracked him up to be a great mechanic, but I thought his work was shoddy.4. To have a mental or physical breakdown: We were afraid that the pilot might crack up under the stress.5. To laugh very hard: She cracked up when I told her the joke.6. To cause someone to laugh very hard: The funny movie cracked us up. The comedian cracked up the audience.See also: crack, upcrack someone up tv. to make someone laugh. The lecturer would talk along sort of boring like, and then all of a sudden he would crack up everybody with a joke. See also: crack, someone, upcrack up1. in. to have a wreck. The plane cracked up and killed two of the passengers. 2. in. to break out in laughter. I knew I would crack up during the love scene. 3. in. to have a nervous breakdown. The poor guy cracked up. It was too much for him. 4. n. an accident; a wreck. (Usually crack-up.) There was a terrible crack-up on the expressway. See also: crack, upEncyclopediaSeecrackcrack up
Synonyms for crack upverb suffer a nervous breakdownSynonyms- crock up
- collapse
- break up
- crack
Related Wordsverb rhapsodize aboutRelated Words- exalt
- extol
- glorify
- laud
- proclaim
verb laugh unrestrainedlySynonymsRelated Words- express joy
- express mirth
- laugh
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