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crack off

crack off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krak awf, of]
    • /kræk ɔf, ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krak awf, of]
    • /kræk ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of crack off words

  • verb without object crack off to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable. 1
  • verb without object crack off to break with a sudden, sharp sound: The branch cracked under the weight of the snow. 1
  • verb without object crack off to make a sudden, sharp sound in or as if in breaking; snap: The whip cracked. 1
  • verb without object crack off (of the voice) to break abruptly and discordantly, especially into an upper register, as because of weariness or emotion. 1
  • verb without object crack off to fail; give way: His confidence cracked under the strain. 1
  • verb without object crack off to succumb or break down, especially under severe psychological pressure, torture, or the like: They questioned him steadily for 24 hours before he finally cracked. 1

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Origin of crack off

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English crak(k)en (v.), crak (noun), Old English cracian to resound; akin to German krachen, Dutch kraken (v.), and German Krach, Dutch krak (noun)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Crack off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crack off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

crack off usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for crack off

verb crack off

  • splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
  • chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
  • nick — Old Nick.
  • crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
  • hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.

Antonyms for crack off

verb crack off

  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • put together — assemble
  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • fix — to repair; mend.

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