Meaning of "crack up" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CRACK UP

crack up

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRACK UP

Crack up is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crack up in English.

WHAT DOES CRACK UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crack up in the English dictionary

The first definition of crack up in the dictionary is to break into pieces. Other definition of crack up is to undergo a physical or mental breakdown. Crack up is also to present or report, esp in glowing terms.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRACK UP

PRESENT

Present

I crack up

you crack up

he/she/it cracks up

we crack up

you crack up

they crack up

Present continuous

I am cracking up

you are cracking up

he/she/it is cracking up

we are cracking up

you are cracking up

they are cracking up

Present perfect

I have cracked up

you have cracked up

he/she/it has cracked up

we have cracked up

you have cracked up

they have cracked up

Present perfect continuous

I have been cracking up

you have been cracking up

he/she/it has been cracking up

we have been cracking up

you have been cracking up

they have been cracking up

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I cracked up

you cracked up

he/she/it cracked up

we cracked up

you cracked up

they cracked up

Past continuous

I was cracking up

you were cracking up

he/she/it was cracking up

we were cracking up

you were cracking up

they were cracking up

Past perfect

I had cracked up

you had cracked up

he/she/it had cracked up

we had cracked up

you had cracked up

they had cracked up

Past perfect continuous

I had been cracking up

you had been cracking up

he/she/it had been cracking up

we had been cracking up

you had been cracking up

they had been cracking up

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crack up

you will crack up

he/she/it will crack up

we will crack up

you will crack up

they will crack up

Future continuous

I will be cracking up

you will be cracking up

he/she/it will be cracking up

we will be cracking up

you will be cracking up

they will be cracking up

Future perfect

I will have cracked up

you will have cracked up

he/she/it will have cracked up

we will have cracked up

you will have cracked up

they will have cracked up

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cracking up

you will have been cracking up

he/she/it will have been cracking up

we will have been cracking up

you will have been cracking up

they will have been cracking up

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crack up

you would crack up

he/she/it would crack up

we would crack up

you would crack up

they would crack up

Conditional continuous

I would be cracking up

you would be cracking up

he/she/it would be cracking up

we would be cracking up

you would be cracking up

they would be cracking up

Conditional perfect

I would have crack up

you would have crack up

he/she/it would have crack up

we would have crack up

you would have crack up

they would have crack up

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cracking up

you would have been cracking up

he/she/it would have been cracking up

we would have been cracking up

you would have been cracking up

they would have been cracking up

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crack up
we let´s crack up
you crack up

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crack up

Past participle

cracked up

Present Participle

cracking up

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CRACK UP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crack up» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of crack up

break down · collapse · fly off the handle · freak out · go ape · go off the deep end · go to pieces · guffaw · laugh · throw a wobbly

TRANSLATION OF CRACK UP

Find out the translation of crack up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crack up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crack up» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 破解了
• Translator English - Spanish: reímos a carcajadas
• English: crack up
• Translator English - Hindi: दरार
• Translator English - Arabic: تصدع
• Translator English - Russian: нахваливать
• Translator English - Portuguese: rachar
• Translator English - Bengali: নষ্ট হত্তয়া
• Translator English - French: craquer
• Translator English - Malay: Retak
• Translator English - German: brechen
• Translator English - Japanese: 大笑いさせる
• Translator English - Korean: 최대 균열
• Translator English - Javanese: Crack munggah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: crack lên
• Translator English - Tamil: விரிசல்
• Translator English - Marathi: अप खंडित
• Translator English - Turkish: sinir krizi geçirmek
• Translator English - Italian: crepa up
• Translator English - Polish: złamać się
• Translator English - Ukrainian: нахвалювати
• Translator English - Romanian: sparge în sus
• Translator English - Greek: ραγίσει επάνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kraak
• Translator English - Swedish: spricka upp
• Translator English - Norwegian: sprekke opp

7 QUOTES WITH «CRACK UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crack up.

1

Dan Castellaneta

It's the cushiest job, but some lines are so funny that I crack up.

2

Helena Christensen

So many times I've wanted to crack up, standing there stiff while seven women are crawling round my toes fixing hems and the designer's having a freak-out because the denim cuffs are crooked. I'm on the verge of hysteria.

3

Fannie Lou Hamer

With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that's what really happens.

4

Ira Hayes

I was sick. I guess I was about to crack up thinking about all my good buddies. They were better men than me and they're not coming back. Much less back to the White House, like me.

5

Margot Kidder

Horrifying as it was to crack up in the public eye, it made me look at myself and fix it. People were exploitative; that's human nature.

6

Selenis Leyva

Even in times of great sadness, there are always moments where we crack up.

7

Chrissy Teigen

I'm not good at taking pictures. I can't give a good face. I crack up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRACK UP»

Discover the use of crack up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crack up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Crack-Up

The Crack-Up tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at the age of thirty-nine from glamorous success to empty despair, and his determined recovery.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson, 2009

The Crack-up

Tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at age thirty nine from a life of success and glamor to one of emptiness and despair, and his determined recovery.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson, 1945

The Clinton Crack-Up: The Boy President's Life After the ...

With his characteristic investigative eye and Menckenesque prose, R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. sheds new light on Bill Clinton's post-presidential emotional depression, globe trotting and international deal-making, financial ties to China and the ...

Emmett Tyrrell, 2007

A Crack-Up at the Race Riots

It's powerful-both steel-eyed and sexy; horrifying and captivating." Now, in this first book of fictional set pieces, Korine captures the fragmented moments of a life observed through the demented lens of media, TV, and teen obsession.

Harmony Korine, 2013

The Liberal Crack-Up

Explains the reasons for the decline of liberalism, examines the anti-nuclear, feminist, and peace movements, and discusses liberal policies towards the Third World and the economy

R. Emmett Tyrrell, 1984

The Mountains Crack Up!

An illustrated childrens' book about three little mountains.

‎1991

California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and ...

But what, exactly, is wrong and how can we fix it? In California Crackup, Joe Mathews and Mark Paul provide clear and informed answers.

Joe Mathews, Mark Paul, 2010

The Conservative Crack-Up

Mixing memoir with analysis, an irreverent conservative shows why recent Republican domination of the White House has not resulted in a political community and a vital philosophy.

R. Emmett Tyrrell, 1992

The Cut-Ups Crack Up

When Spud and Joe get behind the wheel of Principal Lamar J. Spurgle's prized sports car, things soon get out of control.

James Marshall, 1994

Gilles Deleuze's Logic of Sense: A Critical Introduction and ...

Later critics, for example his obituary writers, see 'The crack-up' as morose, but that is not Fitzgerald's point at all. It is rather that nothing is simply of one value or of another, and that therefore the work of 'contradictory' moods and passions ...

James Williams, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRACK UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crack up is used in the context of the following news items.

Just for Laughs: Wanda Sykes stands up for herself

She takes care of white people!” But she makes people crack up in the process. [e-mail] · twitter.com/billbrownstein. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»

'Big Brother 17' exclusive: Jace Agolli on early eviction, bond with …

A lot of our conversations on the live feed were about what we were going to do make feeders crack up as much as we could. I'll give you credit ... «CarterMatt.com, Jul 15»

Psssttt!! A Peek at 5 Upcoming TV Shows!

Zee TV is doing Dance India Dance, Colors Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 and now we have Star Plus coming up with Dance Plus to crack up the ... «Total Filmy, Jul 15»

Life is Strange Episode 4 release time in July

One fan said, “If I don't have a release date soon I'm going to crack up”, another added, “Many blogs are claiming Life is Strange EP4 will be ... «Product Reviews, Jul 15»

15 fabulous quotes from teen movie Clueless

Cher Horowitz, played by the wonderful Alicia Silverstone, has to be one of the funniest teen characters ever and we still crack up at some of ... «Metro, Jul 15»

It was the summer of '69 when Nu-Tones debuted

His bandmates crack up as Stickles explains his disdain for polka music, a feeling that hasn't changed over the past 40 years. “All these mouldy ... «Welland Tribune, Jul 15»

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For a while, the grandson would grab one and then crack up laughing as Izzy drug him across the room. He still tries to play tug o' war with her ... «Jonny Guru, Jul 15»

Federica Mingolla climbs Digital Crack on Mont Blanc

On the 1st of July Mingolla repeated the beautiful Digital Crack up the smooth granite located at 3800 meters above sea level on the SE Face of ... «Planetmountain, Jul 15»

What We Learned When Jerry Seinfeld Grilled Future Daily Show …

Young Trevor first learned the profound power of humor when he saw his black grandfather crack up a white police officer at a parade in ... «Esquire.com, Jul 15»

Paul Rudd Farts Through An Entire 'Ant-Man' Interview ... Sort Of

Leave it to Paul Rudd to crack up an interviewer ... with a bunch of farts. While promoting his upcoming film "Ant-Man," Rudd used a leather ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»