cracked

American  

[krakt] / krækt /

adjective

1. broken.

   a container full of cracked ice.

2. broken without separation of parts; fissured.

3. damaged; injured.

4. Informal. eccentric; mad; daffy.

   a charming person, but a bit cracked.

5. broken in tone, as the voice.

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idioms

1. cracked up to be, reported or reputed to be (usually used in the negative).

   I hear the play is not what it's cracked up to be.

cracked British  

/ krækt /

adjective

1. damaged by cracking

2. informal crazy

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Other Word Forms

• uncracked adjective

Etymology

Origin of cracked

First recorded in 1400–50, cracked is from the late Middle English word crachyd. See crack, -ed ²

Example Sentences

But after a single race under the 2026 rules, it’s clear that one team has already cracked them.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the Los Angeles area and a few places around the San Francisco Bay, the cost of gas has cracked the $5-per-gallon level and is even tipping towards $6 in a few places.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Goshaw looked at Bartok and took X-rays and said that his left shoulder was cracked in two places.

From Literature

My heart expanded and my words cracked as I spoke again.

From Literature

They were chapped, so dry they were cracked and bleeding.

From Literature

Related Words

• broken
• damaged
• fractured