cracked

[krakt]

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.

cracked

/ krækt /

adjective

1. damaged by cracking

2. informal,  crazy

Other Word Forms

• uncracked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cracked¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

The University of California, Berkeley, is the best-ranked public school, at No. 7 overall, and five other public schools from the state cracked the top 25.

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Today, it lies on its side on cracked pavement, like an abandoned time capsule or a crashed U.F.O.

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They also fear the state is on shaky legal ground with federal regulators who have, in recent years, cracked down on businesses offering certain unapproved therapies.

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“I told her, I was, like, ‘Listen, it’s exhausting running baseline to baseline all the time,’” Lauren cracked.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers joined the 4-1 club with a mesmeric 38-35 win in Seattle in which the sides traded nine touchdowns in 10 sparkling possessions before the Seahawks cracked first with a late interception.

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Related Words

• broken 
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