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• past tense form of crack.
• past participle 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

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Etymology

Origin of cracked

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

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Example Sentences

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cracked

That latter bit is certainly true for filmmaker Taika Waititi, whose otherwise tacky-yet-progressive veneer cracked last weekend when he took to Instagram to condemn the poor reviews of his latest film, “Klara and the Sun.”

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

She cracked in English, “I doubt that’s true!” when I told an Univision producer in Spanish that no one likes my work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Users list pale or grey-looking skin, dark under-eye circles, dry or cracked lips, hair shedding and weak nails, while others share portraits claiming stark visual differences.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Is it possible that an under-the-radar composite materials company in St. Louis has cracked the code for running a family business sustainably while putting its workers’ well-being first?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The egg cracked all the way open, and suddenly my idea emerged.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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