crack-up

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noun

ˈkrak-ˌəp

: crash, wreck

an automobile crack-up

: a mental collapse : nervous breakdown

his wife's death brought on his crack-up

: collapse, breakdown

crack up

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verb

cracked up; cracking up; cracks up

transitive verb

: praise, tout sense 1

wasn't all that it was cracked up to be

: to damage or destroy (a vehicle) by crashing

crack up a car

: to cause to laugh out loud

that joke really cracks him up

intransitive verb

: to damage or destroy a vehicle (as by losing control)

cracked up on a curve

: to laugh out loud

Example Sentences

Verb that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

And those are stories often delivered haltingly, because the resemblance between fact and fiction was so absurdly dead-on that the storyteller can’t help but crack up in the middle of it.

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2022 Tyler Anderson would also crack up at Horton’s meticulous method, back when the Dodgers pitcher was on the coach’s first several teams at Oregon from 2009 to 2011.

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 Kieran Culkin made Succession co-star Jeremy Strong crack up on the Bemelmans Bar steps.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 May 2022 So there’s nothing self-conscious about it, just a couple of bored friends making a racket to crack up each other and piss off the world.

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2022 Even with a quick resolution, however, much of the crack up is unlikely to be reversed.

Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022 With that, the couple both crack up in a way that only two people who are already in on the joke would.

Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2022 Watching Snoop rolling a joint and attempting not to crack up during a Haddish tale — and at least once exploding in laughter mid-inhale — is tremendous entertainment.

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2022 The houses were so close together that the families would tape happy birthday messages for each other in their facing kitchen windows, and Bill Cullen would crack up the Soloves’ kids by dancing most mornings in their backyard.

Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2022 See More

crack-up 1 of 2

noun

as in breakdown

a mental or nervous collapse a crack-up required him to take a year off from work

Synonyms & Similar Words

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breakdown
tailspin
nervous breakdown
meltdown
disturbance
freak-out
anxiety
agitation
excitability
nervousness
disquiet
frazzle
alarm
perturbation
apprehension
discomposure
alarum
basket case

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

composure
aplomb
coolness
tranquility
placidity
calmness
serenity
imperturbability
tranquillity
self-possession
tranquilness
sereneness

as in collision

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate

Synonyms & Similar Words

collision
crash
wreck
accident
smashup
concussion
destruction
pileup
smash
ruin
demolishment

crack up

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verb

as in to praise

to declare enthusiastic approval of that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be

Synonyms & Similar Words

praise
hail
applaud
acclaim
salute
cheer
commend
laud
doff one's cap to
tout
rise (to)
doff one's hat to
accredit
clap
root (for)
endorse
approve
favor
belaud
recommend
bravo
celebrate
support
sing
ballyhoo
eulogize
flatter
overpraise
extol
magnify
glorify
idolize
emblazon
indorse
extoll
deify
adulate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

knock
pan
slam
blame
put down
disparage
discommend
belittle
criticize
censure
rebuke
reprobate
reproach
reprimand
admonish
chide
reprove
vilify
reprehend
excoriate
skewer
castigate
slag
keelhaul
lambast
lambaste

as in to blow up

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

blow up
cry up
tub-thump
advertise
announce
acclaim
promote
trumpet
tout
ballyhoo
offer
commend
glorify
compliment
applaud
laud
extol
lay down
proclaim
eulogize
pronounce
claim
make out
extoll
magnify
publicize
herald
plug
blare
blaze
declare
assert
boost
advance
aver
blazon

as in to laugh

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound try not to crack up at your own punch lines—it's funnier if you keep a straight face

Synonyms & Similar Words

laugh
giggle
scream
chuckle
smile
break up
grin
split one's sides
roar
snicker
chortle
titter
cackle
twitter
hee-haw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cry
weep
sob
bawl
howl
wail
whine
blubber
squall
groan
sigh
sniffle
whimper
bleat
moan
yowl
snivel
pule

单词	crack-up
释义	crack-up 1 of 2 noun ˈkrak-ˌəp 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 crack up 2 of 2 verb cracked up; cracking up; cracks up transitive verb 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 intransitive verb 1 : to damage or destroy a vehicle (as by losing control) cracked up on a curve 2 : to laugh out loud Synonyms Noun breakdown nervous breakdown tailspin Verb acclaim accredit applaud cheer hail laud praise salute tout See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer Recent Examples on the Web Verb And those are stories often delivered haltingly, because the resemblance between fact and fiction was so absurdly dead-on that the storyteller can’t help but crack up in the middle of it. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2022 Tyler Anderson would also crack up at Horton’s meticulous method, back when the Dodgers pitcher was on the coach’s first several teams at Oregon from 2009 to 2011. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 Kieran Culkin made Succession co-star Jeremy Strong crack up on the Bemelmans Bar steps. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 May 2022 So there’s nothing self-conscious about it, just a couple of bored friends making a racket to crack up each other and piss off the world. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2022 Even with a quick resolution, however, much of the crack up is unlikely to be reversed. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022 With that, the couple both crack up in a way that only two people who are already in on the joke would. Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2022 Watching Snoop rolling a joint and attempting not to crack up during a Haddish tale — and at least once exploding in laughter mid-inhale — is tremendous entertainment. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2022 The houses were so close together that the families would tape happy birthday messages for each other in their facing kitchen windows, and Bill Cullen would crack up the Soloves’ kids by dancing most mornings in their backyard. Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Noun circa 1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1829, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition crack-up noun ˈkrak-ˌəp 1 : breakdown sense 2 2 : crash entry 2 sense 3, wreck My car received minor damage in the crack-up. crack-up 1 of 2 noun 1 as in breakdown a mental or nervous collapse a crack-up required him to take a year off from work Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance breakdown tailspin nervous breakdown meltdown disturbance freak-out anxiety agitation excitability nervousness disquiet frazzle alarm perturbation apprehension discomposure alarum basket case Antonyms & Near Antonyms composure aplomb coolness tranquility placidity calmness serenity imperturbability tranquillity self-possession tranquilness sereneness See More 2 as in collision the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate Synonyms & Similar Words collision crash wreck accident smashup concussion destruction pileup smash ruin demolishment crack up 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to praise to declare enthusiastic approval of that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be Synonyms & Similar Words praise hail applaud acclaim salute cheer commend laud doff one's cap to tout rise (to) doff one's hat to accredit clap root (for) endorse approve favor belaud recommend bravo celebrate support sing ballyhoo eulogize flatter overpraise extol magnify glorify idolize emblazon indorse extoll deify adulate Antonyms & Near Antonyms knock pan slam blame put down disparage discommend belittle criticize censure rebuke reprobate reproach reprimand admonish chide reprove vilify reprehend excoriate skewer castigate slag keelhaul lambast lambaste See More 2 as in to blow up to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer Synonyms & Similar Words blow up cry up tub-thump advertise announce acclaim promote trumpet tout ballyhoo offer commend glorify compliment applaud laud extol lay down proclaim eulogize pronounce claim make out extoll magnify publicize herald plug blare blaze declare assert boost advance aver blazon 3 as in to laugh to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound try not to crack up at your own punch lines—it's funnier if you keep a straight face Synonyms & Similar Words laugh giggle scream chuckle smile break up grin split one's sides roar snicker chortle titter cackle twitter hee-haw Antonyms & Near Antonyms cry weep sob bawl howl wail whine blubber squall groan sigh sniffle whimper bleat moan yowl snivel pule See More
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