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

"Palace have to sell Guehi. Palace are not Manchester City. I played in Europe with Wolves with a super small squad. We never moaned, we cracked on. That is just life."

From BBC

The 19-year-old Canadian, who holds the world record of 4:23.65, cracked the 4:30 barrier in the event for the 11th time.

From Barron's

Maybe investing like the “smart money” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

From The Wall Street Journal

A follow-up double single release of Blue Moon and Only You cracked the top 10, landing at number 9.

From BBC

In need of a pivot, Netflix cracked down on password sharing, introduced an ad tier, and decided to expand its portfolio into sports and live events.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• broken
• damaged
• fractured