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/krak"up'/, n.1. a crash; collision.2. a breakdown in health, esp. a mental breakdown.3. collapse or disintegration: the crackup of an alliance.[1850-55; n. use of v. phrase crack up]
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crackup — [krak′up΄] n. a cracking up; specif., a) a crash, as of an airplane b) Informal a mental or physical breakdown; collapse … English World dictionary
crackup — /krak up /, n. 1. a crash; collision. 2. a breakdown in health, esp. a mental breakdown. 3. collapse or disintegration: the crackup of an alliance. [1850 55; n. use of v. phrase crack up] * * * crackup see ↑crack up below. • • • … Useful english dictionary
crackup — noun a) A breakdown b) A car crash; a pileup … Wiktionary
crackup — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or crack up) noun 1. Informal. A wrecking of a vehicle: crash, smash, smashup, wreck. Informal: pileup. See HELP. 2. Informal. A sudden sharp decline in mental, emotional, or physical health: breakdown, collapse. See… … English dictionary for students
crackup — n. collapse, mental breakdown … English contemporary dictionary
crackup — collision, crash Drinking and driving causes a lot of crackups … English idioms
crackup — crack•up [[t]ˈkrækˌʌp[/t]] n. 1) a crash; collision 2) a breakdown in health, esp. a mental breakdown 3) collapse • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
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