Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
crack — /kræk / (say krak) verb (i) 1. to make a sudden, sharp sound in, or as in, breaking; snap, as a whip. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound. 3. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured. 4. (of the voice) to break abruptly… …
crack up — phrasal verb Word forms crack up : present tense I/you/we/they crack up he/she/it cracks up present participle cracking up past tense cracked up past participle cracked up informal 1) [intransitive] to become mentally ill He just cracked up from… … English dictionary
crack — [[t]kræk[/t]] v. i. 1) to break without separation of parts; become fissured 2) to break with a sudden, sharp sound 3) to make a sudden, sharp sound; snap 4) (of the voice) to break abruptly and discordantly 5) to break down, esp. under severe… … From formal English to slang
Crack the Shutters — 7 Vinyl Single by Snow Patrol from the album A Hundred Million Suns … Wikipedia
crack down on someone — crack down (on (someone/something)) to take strong action to stop something bad from continuing. The university is taking steps to crack down on underage drinking on campus. Countries that used to ignore terrorist groups in their midst are… … New idioms dictionary
crack-halter — crackˈ halter, crackˈ hemp or crackˈ rope noun (obsolete) Someone likely to or deserving to be hanged • • • Main Entry: ↑crack … Useful english dictionary
crack-hemp — crackˈ halter, crackˈ hemp or crackˈ rope noun (obsolete) Someone likely to or deserving to be hanged • • • Main Entry: ↑crack … Useful english dictionary
crack-rope — crackˈ halter, crackˈ hemp or crackˈ rope noun (obsolete) Someone likely to or deserving to be hanged • • • Main Entry: ↑crack … Useful english dictionary
crack down on something — crack down (on (someone/something)) to take strong action to stop something bad from continuing. The university is taking steps to crack down on underage drinking on campus. Countries that used to ignore terrorist groups in their midst are… … New idioms dictionary
crack down on — crack down (on (someone/something)) to take strong action to stop something bad from continuing. The university is taking steps to crack down on underage drinking on campus. Countries that used to ignore terrorist groups in their midst are… … New idioms dictionary
