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• past participle of crack.
• past tense form of crack.

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

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cracked

His voice cracked as he spoke about his two friends and the impact their loss has had on him.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

‘I have a $2,000 deductible’: I reported a cracked windshield on my Hertz rental car.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Inside the monastery, AFP journalists saw cracked arches and partially collapsed stone walls, while the monks' living quarters remained intact.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Neros may have cracked the code on both fronts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

My skin was sensitive, cracked and peeling from constant exposure to the sun’s glare.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Related Words

• broken
• damaged
• fractured