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cracked
[ krakt ]
adjective
- broken:
a container full of cracked ice.
- broken without separation of parts; fissured.
- damaged; injured.
- Informal. eccentric; mad; daffy:
a charming person, but a bit cracked.
- broken in tone, as the voice.
cracked
/ æ /
adjective
- damaged by cracking
- informal.crazy
Other Word Forms
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- cracked up to be, Informal. reported or reputed to be (usually used in the negative):
I hear the play is not what it's cracked up to be.
Example Sentences
He slept upright in a cracked vinyl chair beside my hospital bed for days, leaving only to grab dinner when my brother came to sit with me.
The acid-induced crisis had cracked open not just a marriage, but the emotional fortress of English reserve that had shaped both father and son.
Tearful hugs were exchanged and a bottle of champagne was cracked open.
The Home Office has cracked down on abuse and exploitation by some care companies by revoking their licences, leaving many workers without a job.
Her voice cracked with emotion at the memory.
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