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noun \ ˈkrak-ˌəp \

Definition of crack-up

1 :crash, wreck
  • an automobile crack-up
2 a :a mental collapse :nervous breakdown
  • his wife's death brought on his crack-up
b :collapse, breakdown

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First Known Use of crack-up

circa 1926

crack-up Synonyms

Synonyms
crack-up, nervous breakdown, tailspin
Related Words
frazzle, freak-out, meltdown; alarm (also alarum), anxiety, apprehension, disquiet; excitability, nervousness; disturbance; agitation, discomposure, perturbation; basket case
Near Antonyms
aplomb, calmness, composure, coolness, imperturbability, placidity, self-possession, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

crack up

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Definition of crack up

transitive verb
1 :praise, tout 1
  • wasn't all that it was cracked up to be
2 :to damage or destroy (a vehicle) by crashing
  • crack up a car
3 :to cause to laugh out loud
  • that joke really cracks him up
intransitive verb
1 :to damage or destroy a vehicle (as by losing control)
  • cracked up on a curve
2 :to laugh out loud

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Examples of crack up in a Sentence

  1. that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be

  2. the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer

First Known Use of crack up

1829

crack up Synonyms

Synonyms
accredit, applaud, cheer, acclaim, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout
Antonyms
knock, pan, slam
Related Words
bravo, clap, rise (to); ballyhoo; approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support; celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing; adulate, belaud, flatter, overpraise; deify, idolize
Near Antonyms
belittle, discommend, disparage, put down; blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate; admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove; castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, slag [chiefly British], vilify

CRACK-UP Defined for English Language Learners

crack-up

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Definition of crack-up for English Language Learners

  • : an accident in which a vehicle is badly damaged

CRACK-UP Defined for Kids

crack-up

noun \ ˈkrak-ˌəp \

Definition of crack-up for Students

1 :breakdown 2
2 :2crash 3, wreck
  • My car received minor damage in the crack-up.

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