crack up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krak uhp]
- /kræk ʌp/
- /kræk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krak uhp]
- /kræk ʌp/

Definitions of crack up words

phrasal verb crack up If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill. 3
phrasal verb crack up If you crack up or if someone or something cracks you up, you laugh a lot. 3
verb crack up to break into pieces 3
verb crack up to undergo a physical or mental breakdown 3
verb crack up to present or report, esp in glowing terms 3
verb crack up to laugh or cause to laugh uproariously or uncontrollably 3

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Origin of crack up

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)

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Parts of speech for Crack up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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crack up 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".

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Synonyms for crack up

verb crack up

freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
derange — to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.

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