cracked
Americanadjective
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broken.
a container full of cracked ice.
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broken without separation of parts; fissured.
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damaged; injured.
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Informal. eccentric; mad; daffy.
a charming person, but a bit cracked.
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broken in tone, as the voice.
idioms
adjective
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damaged by cracking
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informal crazy
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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The author drops us into an Eden of wonder, where once upon a time we first cracked the codes of Dr. Seuss and “Goodnight Moon.”
"If the ultimate objective is to ensure forever that Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, I think we have cracked that problem through these negotiations," the foreign minister said.
From Barron's
On a cracked two-lane road on the eastern edge of San Diego County, James Cordero eased his Jeep onto the shoulder after something caught his eye.
From Los Angeles Times
But Ahmed struck a huge straight six and Jacks cracked one of his own, following with two more fours to take 21 from the next five balls bowled by off-spinner Glenn Phillips.
From BBC
Dr. Lee asked questions of the supposed spirits while the man cracked his ankles in response, providing, “a more striking illustration of ‘spiritual knockings’ than the Foxes ever dreamed of.”
From Literature
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