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- [get krak-ing]
- /gɛt ˈkræk ɪŋ/
- /ˈɡet ˈkræk.ɪŋ/
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- [get krak-ing]
- /gɛt ˈkræk ɪŋ/
Definitions of get cracking words
- verb without object get cracking 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 get cracking to break with a sudden, sharp sound: The branch cracked under the weight of the snow. 1
- verb without object get cracking to make a sudden, sharp sound in or as if in breaking; snap: The whip cracked. 1
- verb without object get cracking (of the voice) to break abruptly and discordantly, especially into an upper register, as because of weariness or emotion. 1
- verb without object get cracking to fail; give way: His confidence cracked under the strain. 1
- verb without object get cracking 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 get cracking
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 Get cracking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get cracking 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".
get cracking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for get cracking
verb get cracking
- initiate — to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- inaugurate — to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin: The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.
- take up — the act of taking.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
Antonyms for get cracking
verb get cracking
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
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