crack-up
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Definition of crack-up
(Entry 1 of 2)
2a : a mental collapse : nervous breakdown his wife's death brought on his crack-up
crack up
verbDefinition of crack up (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : praise, tout sense 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
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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Synonyms & Antonyms for crack-up
Synonyms: Noun
breakdown, nervous breakdown, tailspin
Synonyms: Verb
acclaim, accredit, applaud, cheer, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of crack-up in a Sentence
Verb
that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summerRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
This continues until Torres loses the staring contest and cracks up. — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, "The Most Hilarious, Over-The-Top Moments From Nailed It! Season 2," 29 June 2018 The trick was to combine horizontal drilling, enabling each well to fan out across a wide area, with industrial-scale hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to crack up the innards of tight rock. — Jeffrey Ball, Fortune, "Photographing The Permian Basin," 25 May 2018 As the audience cracked up, Comey smirked, and took another big sip of wine. — Emily Yahr, chicagotribune.com, "'I'm like a breakup he can't get over': James Comey joins Stephen Colbert and mocks Trump," 18 Apr. 2018 Case in point: Orlando Baxter, who is totally making people crack up on purpose. — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, "The Weekender: Boston calls, ‘Solo’ stalls, ‘Fall’ spills, everyone grills," 24 May 2018 There is a growing belief among some analysts that the Democratic blue wave won’t be all its cracked up to be. — Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Election prospects cast pall over California GOP convention," 4 May 2018 Luckily the camera was off of some of us who were cracking up. — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, "Meet The Week Of Star Roland Buck," 30 Apr. 2018 Russo said as the two former co-hosts cracked up laughing. — Nihal Kolur, SI.com, "Report: Mike Francesa Wants to Return to Radio, Possibly WFAN," 23 Apr. 2018 The sofa took a sunrise selfie this morning, like the basic in all of us: Here's to hoping the sofa keeps us cracking up all Olympics long. — Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, "The Rio Kayak Sofa Would Take Home A Gold In Wisecracks," 8 Aug. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crack-up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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crack-up
noun
English Language Learners Definition of crack-up
: an accident in which a vehicle is badly damaged
crack-up
nounKids Definition of crack-up
2 : crash entry 2 sense 3, wreck My car received minor damage in the crack-up.
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