cracked Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
   break; check; crack.
   
   • The glass cracked when it was heated
2. verb make a very sharp explosive sound
   crack.
   
   • His gun cracked
3. verb make a sharp sound
   snap; crack.
   
   • his fingers snapped
4. verb hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
   crack.
   
   • The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler
5. verb pass through (a barrier)
   break through; crack.
   
   • Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county
6. verb break partially but keep its integrity
   crack.
   
   • The glass cracked
7. verb break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
   snap; crack.
   
   • The pipe snapped
8. verb gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
   crack.
   
   • she cracked my password
   • crack a safe
9. verb suffer a nervous breakdown
   crock up; crack up; break up; collapse; crack.
   
10. verb tell spontaneously
    crack.
    
    • crack a joke
11. verb cause to become cracked
    crack.
    
    • heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
12. verb reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
    crack.
    
13. verb break into simpler molecules by means of heat
    crack.
    
    • The petroleum cracked
14. adjective satellite used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
    roughened; chapped.
    
    • chapped lips
15. adjective satellite of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
    alligatored.
    
16. adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; fruity; bonkers.
    
    • it used to drive my husband balmy

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