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Crack (sb) up definition: to suddenly laugh a lot, or to make someone suddenly laugh a lot:. “Crack me up” is a common and useful expression. It sounds much more natural to describe a funny person as someone who “cracks you up,” instead of someone who makes you laugh. The expression can be used in many ways, and all of them are related to laughter.
(krăk)v.Recent Examples of crack up from the Web. As the audience cracked up, Comey smirked, and took another big sip of wine. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crack up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback. . CRACK UP (verb) Sense 1. Meaning: Suffer a nervous breakdown. Classified under: Verbs of feeling. Synonyms: break up; collapse; crack; crack up; crock up. Hypernyms (to 'crack up' is one way to.): get; have; suffer; sustain (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)) Sentence frame: Somebody -s. Derivation: crack-up (a mental or physical breakdown) Sense 2.
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. Informalb. 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.
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.
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.
9. Irish Fun had when socializing; social amusement.
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 upInformal1. 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)2. (intr) informal to undergo a physical or mental breakdown
3. (Pathology) (tr) informal to present or report, esp in glowing terms: it's not all it's cracked up to be.
4. informalchieflyUSandCanadian to laugh or cause to laugh uproariously or uncontrollably
n6. a collapse
Verb | 1. | crack up - suffer a nervous breakdown crock up, collapse, break up, crack suffer, 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 about exalt, 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 unrestrainedly express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter |
crack
verb1. To undergo partial breaking:
2. To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise:
3. To find the key to (a code, for example):
4. To give way mentally and emotionally:Informal: crack up, fold.
5. To suddenly lose all health or strength:break (down), cave in, collapse, drop, give out, succumb.
Slang: conk out.
phrasal verbcrack up1.
Made Me Crack Up Meaning
Informal. To undergo wrecking:Informal: pile up.
2. Informal. To give way mentally and emotionally:Informal: fold.
3. Informal. To suddenly lose all health or strength:break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb.
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.
Slang: belt, conk, paste.
4. A trying to do or make something:attempt, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try.
Slang: take.
5. A brief trial:Informal: fling, shot, whack, whirl.
6. A flippant or sarcastic remark:Slang: wisecrack.
7. A very brief time:
flash, instant, minute, moment, second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink.
Chiefly British: tick.
adjectiveHaving or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill:adept, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful.
w>crack up
vi(= break into pieces) → zerbrechen; (road surface, lips) → aufspringen, rissigwerden; (ice) → brechen; (machine, plane) → auseinanderbrechen, auseinanderfallen; (make-up) →
(fig inf, person) → durchdrehen(inf); (under strain) → zusammenbrechen; (= have a mental breakdown) → einen Nervenzusammenbruch haben; (organization) → auseinanderfallen, zusammenbrechen; (= lose ability, strength: athlete etc) → abbauen; I/he must be cracking up(hum) → so fängts an(inf); she cracked up in the witness box → sie brach auf der Zeugenbankzusammen
vt sep (inf)he’s/it’s not all he’s/it’s cracked up to be → so toll ist er/es dann auch wiedernicht; he’s cracked up to be some sort of genius → er wird als eine ArtGeniegepriesen